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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 Adela say is the worst possible time for her to be doing at this time of her life in Act 1, Part 3?
2. Who does the servant tell Bernarda was looking at the men on the patio?
3. What does the Servant run out doing at the end of Act 1, Part 1?
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. Complete this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "In the paternoster his voice went up and up and up like a ________ slowly being filled with water."
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Bernarda say she will be doing after her daughters argue about what time Pepe has been leaving their house?
2. How is Bernarda's mother described the first time she is seen in the play?
3. What reason does Bernarda give to explain why Martirio had possession of Pepe's picture?
4. In what way does Bernarda tell Poncia to have the men leave and why in Act 1, Part 2?
5. What does Martirio say about a man she once liked in Act 1, Part 3?
6. How does Bernarda react when she learns someone stole Pepe's picture?
7. How does Bernarda's daughters react to her suggestion about what they should do during their eight years of mourning?
8. What do Bernarda and the mourners make small talk about at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?
9. What happens when Adela gives Bernarda a brightly colored fan?
10. What happens when Adela says she needs to go for a walk in Act 3, Part 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the play, one of the most common expressions of emotion comes in the form of jealousy. Part 1.) What seems to be the driving force for most of the jealousy in the play? Part 2.) In what way does the jealousy exhibited between the sisters in the play differ from typical sibling rivalry? Part 3.) What is missing in the play's characters' lives that hint at the reason for such jealousy?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the characters Bernarda and Maria Josefa in the play. In what way has Maria Josefa tried to escape the ploys of Bernarda? In what way has Bernarda tried to mother others as Maria Josefa might have in the past?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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