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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the slaves waiting in the harbor?
(a) They are being sold.
(b) They are hiding.
(c) They are to be freed.
(d) Quarantine.

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

3. How does Cayetano, in chapter three, force himself to focus on the preparations for the exorcism?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Calisthenics.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Self-flagellation.

4. Whom does Ygnacio marry when he returns to his father's house?
(a) Sagunta.
(b) Dona Olalla de Mendoza.
(c) Bernarda.
(d) Dulce Olivia.

5. In what modern country is the next scene set?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rank of the nuns who abandon Sierva when she first arrives at the convent?

2. What is strange about Dulce Olivia?

3. How does Bernarda feel about Sierva?

4. Because of the doctor's visits, what is beginning to change in Sierva and Ygnacio's relationship?

5. Despite the punishment for his confession to the Bishop, what favors are granted to Cayetano?

(see the answer key)

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