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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. Complete the sentence by Poncia in the play, "Cling to that ______, and forget him."

2. What does Martirio say is one of the few good things she has left in her life?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Bernarda's mother described the first time she is seen in the play?

6. What happens to Martirio when she is caught with Pepe's picture?

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

8. In what way does Bernarda tell Poncia to have the men leave and why in Act 1, Part 2?

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

10. How does Adela react to the lace brought out for Angustias?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast the author's treatment of men and women. In what way does Bernarda try to alter these views of men and women? What do men possess in the play that women are unable to achieve? What might the author be saying about gender based on these portrayals?

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