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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What date does Dr. Abrenuncio give for Bernarda's death?
(a) August 1st.
(b) September 1st.
(c) September 15th.
(d) August 15th.

2. How does Bernarda feel about Sierva?
(a) She loves her more than anything.
(b) She does not mind her daughter but does not understand her.
(c) She feels that Sierva has great potential and is too good for New Grenada.
(d) She hates her.

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

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

5. In Dr. Abrenuncio's view, what is an exorcism?
(a) A necessary evil.
(b) A humane way to cure madness.
(c) A psychosomatic cure.
(d) Torture and destruction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bernarda go after Judas's death?

2. Why are the slaves waiting in the harbor?

3. How did the Marquis's father view him when he was younger?

4. What does Ygnacio's father forbid?

5. What are the slaves sent to do towards the end of chapter one?

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