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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. Who slyly suggests that Adela plans on giving her body to Pepe?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Poncia.
(d) Magdalena.

2. Where does Bernarda tell Poncia to take drinks to the men who are at her house mourning?
(a) The front yard.
(b) The back yard.
(c) The front porch.
(d) The patio.

3. What is Bernarda returning home from at the beginning of the play?
(a) Church.
(b) A wedding.
(c) Shopping.
(d) A funeral.

4. How does Poncia say she saw Adela sitting at her window the night before in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) In her nightgown.
(b) Smiling.
(c) Naked.
(d) Crying.

5. What is the name of Bernarda's daughter who stops crying after the women go out in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Magdalena.
(d) Adela.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Magdalena say that Angustias did just like her father in Act 1, Part 3?

2. What is Bernarda's mother's name?

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

4. What does Bernarda meet with a lawyer about in the play?

5. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "You've told me that ________ times already, and I have chosen not to answer you."

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bernarda tell Poncia that she didn't allow Martirio to marry the man who was courting her?

2. What happens when Bernarda tells Angustias to wipe off her makeup?

3. What is the nature of Adela's discussion with Martirio about being Pepe's mistress?

4. What happens when Adela gives Bernarda a brightly colored fan?

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

6. What does Poncia say about Bernarda's daughters at the beginning of the play?

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

8. What do the sisters say they wish for when watching the reapers in the field?

9. What are Poncia and a Servant doing at the beginning of the play?

10. What does the Servant say about Bernarda's late husband in Act 1, Part 1?

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