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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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) Pepe.
(d) A person being hanged.

6. Complete the sentence by Maria Josefa in the play, "This child will have white hair, and there will be another child and another and they will all have snow-white hair, and we will be like the _____ of the sea."
(a) Waves.
(b) Moves.
(c) Heart.
(d) Colors.

7. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "Place a burning coal where her _____ lies."
(a) Heart.
(b) Soul.
(c) Sin.
(d) Mind.

8. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "I could see the ____ coming, but I didn't know it would break so soon."
(a) Rain.
(b) Snow.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Storm.

9. Who does Angustias accuse of stealing her picture of Pepe?
(a) The Servant.
(b) Poncia.
(c) Bernarda.
(d) One of her sisters.

10. Who comes in the room and accuses Poncia of lying about Pepe in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Adela.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Angustias.
(d) Amelia.

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

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

13. 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?
(a) They would prevent it.
(b) It wouldn't go beyond the house walls.
(c) They would kill anyone who told.
(d) They would lie.

14. What do Poncia and the Servant say they feel is about to break in the house because of tension in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) A flood.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Danger.
(d) A thunderstorm.

15. What are the people of the village doing to the woman at the top of the hill in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Beating her.
(b) Mocking her.
(c) Laughing at her.
(d) Feeding her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "If the villagers want to make ____ accusations they will find I am hard as rock."

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

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

4. Complete the sentence by Adela in the play, "He will ____ this whole house, he's out there, panting like a lion."

5. Who does Maria Josefa say is going to destroy all of the family in Act 3, Part 2?

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