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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Bernarda's oldest daughter?

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

3. Who suggests that Adela give her dress to Angustias when she is married?

4. What part of the daughters' clothes does Bernarda say they cannot change in Act 1, Part 2?

5. What does Bernarda tell Poncia to bring out to the men who gave her money?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Angustias run into the room angrily in Act 2, Part 2?

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

3. How does Poncia say women without men act even with family?

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

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

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

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

8. What is the nature of Adela's description of the white stallion in Act 3, Part 1?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the topics in the play is the daughters' desire to be married. Part 1.) What reasons do the daughters have for their opinions on marriage in the play? Part 2.) What reasons does Bernarda have for not wanting her daughters to ever be married? Part 3.) What role might marriage play in the actions of the daughters in the play?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the concept of mourning in the play. What does mourning represent to the characters in the play? What barriers does mourning play in the lives of the play's characters in terms of forming relationships and moving on with their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the concept of freedom in the play. What does freedom seem to represent to the characters in the play, namely Adela and Maria Josefa? What is hindering these characters from finding true freedom? What might the author be saying about the price freedom costs?

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