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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. Who makes a pointed comment about Adela not sleeping well in Act 2, Part 1?

2. What does Adela give Bernarda that she throws to the side?

3. Where does Poncia go to listen to the last prayers of the day?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Servant say about Bernarda's late husband in Act 1, Part 1?

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

4. What does Adela complain to Poncia about Martirio in Act 2, Part 1?

5. What happens when Bernarda tells Angustias to wipe off her makeup?

6. What does Poncia tell Bernarda that Angustias overheard from the men on the porch?

7. What did Poncia see when up at 1:30 in the morning?

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

9. What is the nature of Poncia and Bernarda's conversation regarding taking drinks to the men on the patio?

10. What does Poncia suggest that Adela wished to do with her body?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of authority in the play. What might the author be saying about Bernarda based on her portrayal as the authoritative figure in the play? What about Bernarda's authority is flawed? What is telling of the role of authority based on these flaws?

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