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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cayetano learn about the demons that he believes are controlling Sierva in Chapter 3?
(a) He reads about them in the Bishop's library.
(b) He reads about African culture.
(c) He listens to the slaves' stories.
(d) He listens to gossip on the streets.

2. What is Martina Laborde imprisoned for?
(a) Theft.
(b) Blasphemy.
(c) Murdering a priest who tried to assault her.
(d) Murdering other nuns.

3. What does the Abbess list off as signs of Sierva's demonic powers to Cayetano?
(a) Her odd-colored eyes.
(b) The behavior of the birds and plants.
(c) The smells from her cell.
(d) Her strange voices.

4. What does the bishop say the Marquis must do to save Sierva?
(a) He must give her up to the Holy Office.
(b) He must discipline his daughter.
(c) He must send Sierva to Italy.
(d) He must allow the Bishop to bless her.

5. Why does the doctor doubt that Sierva has rabies?
(a) The dog did not have rabies.
(b) The bite was superficial.
(c) People of her racial background tend to be immune to rabies.
(d) She was bitten by another animal, not the rabid dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the slaves sent to do towards the end of chapter one?

2. In chapter three, to whom does the Marquis turn when he realizes he wants to get Sierva out of the convent?

3. When she first meets the Abbess, how does Sierva behave?

4. What are Bernarda Cabrera's two drugs of choice?

5. When the Abbess drags Sierva away from the slave quarters in chapter three, how does Sierva react?

(see the answer key)

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