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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Marquis do for Sierva, despite what Dr. Abrenuncio tells him?
(a) He takes her to several quacks to try to cure her.
(b) He forces her to take communion.
(c) He takes her to the Bishop.
(d) He ignores her symptoms.

2. Why does the doctor doubt that Sierva has rabies?
(a) The dog did not have rabies.
(b) People of her racial background tend to be immune to rabies.
(c) The bite was superficial.
(d) She was bitten by another animal, not the rabid dog.

3. How does Bernarda bring back the Marquis's wealth?
(a) Trading and fraud.
(b) Smart business tactics.
(c) Selling slaves.
(d) Prostitution.

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

5. Where does Sierva spend all her time?
(a) The sugarcane fields.
(b) Slave quarters.
(c) The church.
(d) The market.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor advise Don Ygnacio to do with his daughter?

2. What does Don Ygnacio admit to the doctor?

3. What African name does Sierva take on for herself?

4. Why do Bernarda and Ygnacio marry?

5. What does Don Ygnacio do for Sierva that she resents him for in chapter one?

(see the answer key)

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