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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amelia says is the worst possible thing that can happen?

2. Why does Bernarda tell Poncia she didn't allow Martirio to marry a man that had been courting her in Act 2, Part 3?

3. What does Adela says she needs to do when she gets up from the dinner table in Act 3, Part 1?

4. For what reason does Bernarda say to Poncia that it wouldn't matter if something bad were happening in their house because no one would find out?

5. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "I could see the ____ coming, but I didn't know it would break so soon."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's setting up the exposition and background of the characters in the first act of the play. What is significant about using the servants to convey information about the play's characters? What reason does the author have for giving so much information about the characters so quickly?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's portrayal of social class in the play. What might the author be saying by showing Bernarda's insistence that her family has a higher social class than the other villagers? What might the author want social class to represent in the play?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the concept of beauty in the play. Does beauty represent the normal attributes normally given to it in the play? What does beauty represent to the characters in the play? What reason does the author have for skewing the traditional aspects of beauty in the play?

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