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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Bernarda's friend who joins them for dinner in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Maria Josefa.
(b) Joanne.
(c) Prudencia.
(d) Luanna.

2. Which of the women do not come into the room just as Adela is saying she belongs to Pepe?
(a) Angustias.
(b) Magdalena.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Poncia.

3. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "And if she doesn't forget it, the ____ it will be for her."
(a) Love.
(b) Good.
(c) Worse.
(d) Hate.

4. Who does Adela warn Bernarda to not listen to because she is lying in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Angustias.
(b) Poncia.
(c) Magdalena.
(d) Martirio.

5. What does Poncia reveal that a woman from the village had done in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Ran away.
(b) Killed her husband.
(c) Killed her child.
(d) Stole from a store.

6. Who does Bernarda tell Angustias to patch things up with in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Adela.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Magdalena.

7. At what time does Poncia tell Bernarda that Pepe was at their house the night before?
(a) 2:00 a.m.
(b) 3:00 a.m.
(c) 1:30 a.m.
(d) 4:30 a.m.

8. What does Bernarda shout should happen to the woman at the top of the hill?
(a) That she be killed.
(b) That she be let go.
(c) That she be imprisoned.
(d) That she be punished.

9. Complete the sentence by Adela in the play, "He will ____ this whole house, he's out there, panting like a lion."
(a) Govern.
(b) Love.
(c) Hate.
(d) Rule.

10. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "May you be cut to _______, you little good-for-nothing."
(a) Pieces.
(b) Chunks.
(c) Bits.
(d) Nothing.

11. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "I know you well enough to know your reach to stick the _______ in."
(a) Stick.
(b) Knife.
(c) Nail.
(d) Heart.

12. Who tells Adela that they will go with her when she gets up to leave the dinner table in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Bernarda and Amelia.
(b) Amelia and Martirio.
(c) Poncia and Bernarda.
(d) Angustias and Magdalena.

13. What does Poncia hint to Bernarda that is going on in her family in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) A bad time.
(b) Something dangerous.
(c) Bad omens.
(d) Good surroundings.

14. Complete the sentence by Martirio in the play, "I couldn't care less what happens above the _________."
(a) Stars.
(b) Rooftops.
(c) Heavens.
(d) Floors.

15. What news does the Servant bring in about something happening at the top of the street from the house?
(a) Pepe.
(b) A person being hanged.
(c) A huge crowd gathering.
(d) Adela running away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Angustias say she lost her picture of Pepe?

2. For what reason does Bernarda say to Poncia that it wouldn't matter if something bad were happening in their house because no one would find out?

3. What does Poncia wonder about Martirio regarding Pepe's picture?

4. Who does Bernarda say they will have to keep out of the house in Act 2, Part 3?

5. What does Bernarda say is making a loud thumping noise in Act 3, Part 1?

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