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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 she is going into the village wearing the next day after the funeral?

2. Complete the sentence by Magdalena in the play, "If you're arguing about the ________, you are the richest one anyway, you can keep it all."

3. What noise is heard at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?

4. How many daughters does Bernarda have?

5. What words do the two servants use to describe Bernarda before she returns home in Act 1, Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Bernarda suggest her daughters do during their eight years of mourning?

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

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

5. What happens when Adela says she needs to go for a walk in Act 3, Part 1?

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

7. What happens when Adela gives Bernarda a brightly colored fan?

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

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

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

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

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

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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