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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the fireworks remind Bernarda and Ygnacio about?
(a) Christmas.
(b) The death of Ygnacio's first wife.
(c) Sierva's birthday.
(d) Their wedding day.

3. What African name does Sierva take on for herself?
(a) Maria Dominga.
(b) Mary de la Santos.
(c) Maria Mandinga.
(d) Mandinga du Martia.

4. 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 she was bitten badly.
(c) She does not trust the doctor not to send her away.
(d) She does not want the doctor to know that she lied about the bite.

5. Because of the doctor's visits, what is beginning to change in Sierva and Ygnacio's relationship?
(a) They begin to read together.
(b) She is beginning to communicate with her father.
(c) Sierva resents her father more.
(d) Ygnacio stops communicating with his daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What terrified Ygnacio on his father's estate?

2. Whom does Ygnacio marry when he returns to his father's house?

3. Why is the animal that bit Sierva in the marketplace killed?

4. What does Ygnacio's father forbid?

5. What is Don Ygnacio's title?

(see the answer key)

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