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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 does Maria Josefa ask Bernarda to give back of hers in Act 1, Part 3?

2. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "But they forget them when you put a plate of ______ in front of them".

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

4. What does Poncia suggest Bernarda's family could have done after Bernarda says the men in the village are not good enough for her daughters?

5. How many daughters does Bernarda have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Angustias react when Bernarda tells her to patch things up with Martirio?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the nature of Adela, Martirio, and Bernarda's argument regarding the woman who killed her child?

9. What does Martirio say is wrong when Amelia asks her in Act 2, Part 2?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the entire play, the central theme is the use and manipulation of control. Part 1.) What reasons does Bernarda have for wanting such control over her daughters in the play? Part 2.) What might the author hope for such control to be representative of in terms of explaining the nature of the play's characters? Part 3.) What might the author want control to represent regarding the fate of the daughters in the play?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's portrayal of morality in the play. What lengths does Bernarda go through to ensure her family's morality is kept intact? What reasons does the author have for presenting morality in such a way in the play?

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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