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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Martirio say was just a joke in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Her wanting to move out of the house.
(b) Her making fun of Adela.
(c) Pepe wanting to marry Angustias.
(d) Her stealing Pepe's picture.

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

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

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

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

6. What does Adela says she needs to do when she gets up from the dinner table in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Go for a walk.
(b) Wash dishes.
(c) Take a bath.
(d) Ride the horse.

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

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

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

10. Where does Angustias say she lost her picture of Pepe?
(a) On her dresser.
(b) Under her pillow.
(c) In her drawer.
(d) Under her mattress.

11. What does Adela do before shouting that the woman at the top of the hill should be freed?
(a) Cries.
(b) Pushes Bernarda.
(c) Grabs her stomach.
(d) Laughs.

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

13. What does Adela grab and break in two in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) Her plate.
(b) A cross.
(c) Bernarda's cane.
(d) Pepe's picture.

14. What do the men in the fields have that the women would love?
(a) Freedom to go out and work.
(b) Control over others.
(c) Power to sweat.
(d) Power to marry who they want.

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

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

3. Which of the women does not go out to watch the reapers from an upstairs window?

4. What does Adela say she wants to do regarding the things she finds beautiful in Act 3, Part 1?

5. Complete the sentence by Poncia in the play, "But it's hard for people to go against their true ______."

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