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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the slaves sent to do towards the end of chapter one?
(a) Find herbs that are meant to cure Sierva.
(b) Gather up their animals to be sold.
(c) Beg for money and food.
(d) Find a doctor for Sierva.

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

3. Why is the animal that bit Sierva in the marketplace killed?
(a) It has no owner.
(b) It has rabies.
(c) It was nearly dead from starvation.
(d) It killed a cat.

4. Whom does Don Ygnacio meet on his way back from visiting a man with rabies?
(a) Father Cayetano.
(b) The Abbess.
(c) The Bishop.
(d) Dr. Abrenuncio.

5. How old is Sierva?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is raising Sierva?

2. In what state is the family's mansion?

3. What do the fireworks remind Bernarda and Ygnacio about?

4. Why are the slaves waiting in the harbor?

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

(see the answer key)

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