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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the people of the village doing to the woman at the top of the hill in Act 2, Part 3?

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

3. What does Maria Josefa carry into the room in Act 3, Part 2?

4. What does Bernarda say she still has in regards to her household in Act 2, Part 2?

5. What does Adela say she wants to do regarding the things she finds beautiful 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

In the entire play, the central theme is the use and manipulation of control. Part 1.) What reasons does Bernarda have for wanting such control over her daughters in the play? Part 2.) What might the author hope for such control to be representative of in terms of explaining the nature of the play's characters? Part 3.) What might the author want control to represent regarding the fate of the daughters 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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