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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal stays behind while the others run off on the estate of Ygnacio's father?
(a) A pig.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A horse.
(d) A mastiff.

2. What does Bernarda believe was the beginning of her downfall?
(a) Her arrival in New Grenada.
(b) Her affair with Judas.
(c) Her marriage to the Marquis.
(d) Giving birth to Sierva.

3. At the very end of chapter three, what sort of complaint does Cayetano lodge on Sierva's behalf?
(a) Bad food.
(b) Unsanitary washing conditions.
(c) Uncomfortable lodgings.
(d) Cruel punishments from the Abbess.

4. What does Don Ygnacio do for the man he meets on his way home from visiting the rabies patient?
(a) Sends him money for a new horse.
(b) Sends him a new horse.
(c) Buys him several books.
(d) Prays for him.

5. Who blesses the marriage of Bernarda and Ygnacio?
(a) The Bishop.
(b) The Abbess.
(c) Sagunta.
(d) Dominga.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is happening to the crypts at Santa Clara at the beginning of the novel?

2. What is unique about the skull?

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

4. Why does Sierva lie to the doctor?

5. What does the Marquis do for Sierva, despite what Dr. Abrenuncio tells him?

(see the answer key)

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