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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. Complete the sentence spoken by Adela in the play, "If you don't want to embroider them, then ______ just as they are."
(a) Destroy.
(b) Kill.
(c) Throw.
(d) Leave.

2. Who comes to the door after Poncia goes out in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) A Beggar woman.
(b) Adela.
(c) Pepe.
(d) A Servant.

3. How does Angustias describe her proposal from Pepe?
(a) Romantic.
(b) Special.
(c) Very casual.
(d) Joyous.

4. Complete this sentence spoken by the Servant in the play, "Floors, cupboards, pedestals, iron bed frames polished with oil, while those of us who live in huts of mud with only a spoon and a plate to our name have to swallow the bitter ______."
(a) Leaf.
(b) Branch.
(c) Pill.
(d) Drink.

5. What does Poncia tell Adela will probably happen to Angustias soon after she marries Pepe that will allow her to marry him?
(a) Pepe will divorce her.
(b) Poncia will kill her.
(c) Adela will intervene.
(d) She will die in childbirth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the person cleaning with a servant at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?

2. What does Maria Josefa say that she wants to do near the end of Act 1, Part 3?

3. What does Adela say is the worst possible time for her to be doing at this time of her life in Act 1, Part 3?

4. What do Amelia, Magdalena, Martirio, and Angustias sit doing with Poncia at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?

5. What does Bernarda suggest her daughters can do with their hope chests during their time of mourning?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way does Angustias suggest Poncia is lying in Act 2, Part 3?

3. What does Poncia warn Bernarda about keeping a constant watch on her daughters at the beginning of Act 3, Part 2?

4. How does Adela react when Martirio suggests she didn't sleep well in Act 2, Part 1?

5. What did Poncia see when up at 1:30 in the morning?

6. In what way does Bernarda tell Poncia to have the men leave and why in Act 1, Part 2?

7. How does Bernarda respond when Poncia suggests something dangerous was happening in her home?

8. What does Poncia find when Bernarda has her search all of her daughters' rooms?

9. What does Bernarda say she will be doing after her daughters argue about what time Pepe has been leaving their house?

10. How does Bernarda's daughters react to her suggestion about what they should do during their eight years of mourning?

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