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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the narrator of this novel?
(a) The Bishop.
(b) Sierva.
(c) Cayetano.
(d) The author.

3. Why does Sierva lie to the doctor?
(a) She picked it up from the slaves when they use it as a survival tactic.
(b) She does not want the doctor to know that she lied about the bite.
(c) She does not want the doctor to know she was bitten badly.
(d) She does not trust the doctor not to send her away.

4. How did Judas and Bernarda meet?
(a) She buys him.
(b) He is sent to entrap her in marriage.
(c) She accidentally runs her horse into his.
(d) He buys her a drink.

5. What is the station of the person raising Sierva?
(a) Slave,
(b) Marquis.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the next scene of chapter one take place?

2. Why is she going to the market?

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

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

5. What have the drugs done to Bernarda Cabrera?

(see the answer key)

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