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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who in the convent is separated completely from the outside world?
(a) The slaves.
(b) The prisoners.
(c) The novices.
(d) The nuns.

2. What bites Sierva in the marketplace?
(a) A person.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

3. What have the drugs done to Bernarda Cabrera?
(a) She has rabies.
(b) She has cancer.
(c) She is sick and bloated.
(d) She has lost most of her body fat and looks sickly.

4. What does the doctor advise Don Ygnacio to do with his daughter?
(a) Leave her alone.
(b) Send her away from New Grenada.
(c) He needs to be nice and treat her well.
(d) He needs to take her to the Bishop for help.

5. How does the Abbess feel about the South American aristocrats?
(a) She finds them to heretical.
(b) She respects them.
(c) She mocks them.
(d) She believes they are trying to do good but failing.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what continent do Sierva's language skills come from?

2. In Cayetano's dream, what is Sierva eating?

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

4. How did the Marquis's father view him when he was younger?

5. Whom does Don Ygnacio meet on his way back from visiting a man with rabies?

(see the answer key)

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