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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. At what time does Poncia reveal she was up and saw Pepe talking with Angustias at her window?

2. Complete the sentence by Martirio in the play, "It is truly strange that two people that don't know each other would suddenly see each other at a window and become ________".

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

4. What color are the pitchers Poncia hands out in Act 1, Part 2?

5. Complete the sentence by Poncia in the play, "If she starts having children you'll be _____ day and night."

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bernarda tell her daughters when they begin arguing in Act 2, Part 2?

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

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

4. How does Angustias say Pepe proposed to her?

5. What does Adela say about mourning in Act 1, Part 3?

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

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

8. What does Bernarda do to make the Servant cry at the end of Act 1, Part 1?

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

10. How is Adela's appearance described when she returns from the corral in Act 3, Part 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The character Bernarda is perhaps one of the most complex and intriguing presences in the play. Part 1.) What is the nature of Bernarda? Part 2.) What seems to be Bernarda's motivations for enacting such control over the people in her life? Part 3.) What trials might Bernarda be dealing with to account for her being so tyrannical over those living in her household.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the concept of propriety that is represented in the play. What reasons does Bernarda have for insisting on keeping up such ancient traditions in her family? What might the author be saying about Bernarda based on her treatment of propriety in the play?

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