View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who makes a pointed comment about Adela not sleeping well in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Poncia.
(b) Angustias.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Magdalena.

2. What does Martirio say is one of the few good things she has left in her life?
(a) Nice underwear.
(b) Good linens.
(c) Books.
(d) Love.

3. Who tells how her husband came to her window and proposed by saying he wanted to touch her?
(a) Poncia.
(b) Magdalena.
(c) The Servant.
(d) Bernarda.

4. Who goes out to get linen for the girls to start work on their hope chests?
(a) Adela.
(b) Angustias.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Amelia.

5. What do Bernarda and Poncia come in discussing regarding Angustias in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) That Pepe is in love with her.
(b) That she is beautiful.
(c) That she is going to inherit a lot of money.
(d) That she is ready to have kids.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many years does Bernarda say she and her family will have to be in mourning?

3. What is the name of the daughter who talks about a young woman the family used to know that was sociable but isn't allowed anywhere now?

4. What is the name of Bernarda's daughter who stops crying after the women go out in Act 1, Part 2?

5. What does the Servant say Bernarda's mother is all dressed in near the end of Act 1, Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Bernarda and the mourners make small talk about at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?

2. What does Martirio say about a man she once liked in Act 1, Part 3?

3. In what way do the Servants' attitude change once Bernarda returns from her husband's funeral?

4. Why is a large crowd gathering near Bernarda's house that the daughters watch in Act 2, Part 3?

5. What reason does Bernarda give to explain why Martirio had possession of Pepe's picture?

6. How does the Servant respond to the Beggar Woman who visits Bernarda's house?

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

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

9. What does Adela say about the stars in Act 3, Part 1?

10. What does Poncia do to Adela's bedroom door at the end of the play?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 685 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample