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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are the pitchers Poncia hands out in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

2. Who is said to be locked up in another room of the house in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Bernarda's mother.
(d) Adela.

3. Complete this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "On that day I will lock myself up in a room with her and _______ at her for an entire year."
(a) Glare.
(b) Stare.
(c) Spit.
(d) Look.

4. Which of the daughters says the real reason a young woman cannot leave her house is because she is afraid of Bernarda?
(a) Martirio.
(b) Magdalena.
(c) Angustias.
(d) Adela.

5. Complete the sentence by Adela in the play, "Sometimes she looks into my room to see if I'm ________."
(a) Alone.
(b) Alive.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Awake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the person who is locked up in another room of the house said to be?

2. What does Adela give Bernarda that she throws to the side?

3. What does the person who comes to the door in Act 1, Part 1, say they always get from the house?

4. Who does the servant tell Bernarda was looking at the men on the patio?

5. Who says that her body is hers to do with what she chooses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Poncia tell Bernarda that Angustias overheard from the men on the porch?

2. What does Magdalena say about a man named Pepe in regards to Angustias?

3. Why does Poncia say the men on the patio gave her money in Act 1, Part 2?

4. How is Angustias' engagement ring described?

5. What does Bernarda suggest her daughters do during their eight years of mourning?

6. How does Bernarda react when Poncia tells her that her daughters are the right age to be married?

7. How does Angustias say Pepe proposed to her?

8. What is the nature of Maria Josefa's interaction with a lamb in the play?

9. What happens to Martirio when she is caught with Pepe's picture?

10. What does Poncia say regarding Bernarda's mother in Act 1, Part 1?

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