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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Bernarda make search all the girls' rooms for Pepe's picture?
(a) Angustias.
(b) Poncia.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Adela.

2. Who does Bernarda say they will have to keep out of the house in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Poncia.
(b) Pepe.
(c) Adela.
(d) Angustias.

3. What do the Servant and Poncia hear that suggests somebody must be passing by in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) A barking dog.
(b) A knock.
(c) A gate opening.
(d) A bell.

4. Who does Bernarda beat in Act 2, Part 2, when Angustias has to hold her back?
(a) Adela.
(b) Magdalena.
(c) Poncia.
(d) Martirio.

5. Why does Bernarda tell Poncia she didn't allow Martirio to marry a man that had been courting her in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) She didn't love him.
(b) He was a bad person.
(c) Because the blood of their families couldn't mix.
(d) He wasn't good for her.

6. What does Poncia wonder about Martirio regarding Pepe's picture?
(a) Why she had it.
(b) What she wanted with it.
(c) Why she hated Angustias.
(d) How she felt about Pepe.

7. What does Martirio shout should happen to the woman at the top of the hill?
(a) She be imprisoned.
(b) She be freed.
(c) She should be punished.
(d) She be killed.

8. What does Adela say she wants to do regarding the things she finds beautiful in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Sing to them.
(b) Watch them.
(c) Stay up all night.
(d) Ride them.

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

10. What does Adela say the white stallion in the corral is filling in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) The hatred.
(b) All the darkness.
(c) The love.
(d) The joy.

11. Complete the sentence by Amelia in the play, "It's not as if Pepe was a _______ Saint Bartholomew."
(a) Wonderful.
(b) Honorable.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

12. What does Bernarda say is making a loud thumping noise in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Maria Josefa.
(b) Pepe.
(c) Adela.
(d) The stallion.

13. How many verses of her song does Maria Josefa sing in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

15. What does Bernarda insist that Adela died as?
(a) A good person.
(b) A saint.
(c) A mother.
(d) A virgin.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Bernarda say Angustias must do right away when talking to Poncia at the beginning of Act 2, Part 3?

3. How many days do we learn that Pepe's family will be coming for Angustias in Act 3, Part 1?

4. What does Adela grab and break in two in Act 3, Part 2?

5. What type of stones does Angustias' engagement ring have on it?

(see the answer keys)

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