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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does the skull found in the crypts belong?
(a) A young nun.
(b) A 12-year-old girl.
(c) An old man.
(d) A 36-year-old man.

2. What is strange about Dulce Olivia?
(a) She grew up in Africa.
(b) She was framed for murder.
(c) She is mad and lives in the mental asylum next door.
(d) She is a noblewoman from Europe.

3. How does Bernarda spend her time after Judas's death?
(a) Praying.
(b) Racing horses.
(c) Indulging in sex and drugs.
(d) Prostitution.

4. What is the Bishop afflicted with?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Kidney problems.
(d) Leprosy.

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

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

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

8. 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.

9. Where does the next scene of chapter one take place?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) America.
(c) England.
(d) New Grenada.

10. How much is the beautiful slave bought for?
(a) Her weight in gold.
(b) Her weight in silver.
(c) Her weight in copper.
(d) Her weight in iron.

11. Where does Bernarda go after Judas's death?
(a) Argentina.
(b) The Marquis's summer cottage in Colombia.
(c) France.
(d) The Mahates sugar plantation.

12. What animal stays behind while the others run off on the estate of Ygnacio's father?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A horse.
(c) A pig.
(d) A mastiff.

13. How does the Marquis learn to read and write?
(a) He simply picked up a book and figured it out.
(b) He reads the Bible.
(c) He communicates with the mad woman next door.
(d) He watches from outside a classroom window while a teacher goes through the alphabet.

14. Who tells Ygnacio that Sierva is going mad?
(a) Dominga.
(b) Sagunta.
(c) Caridad del Cobre.
(d) Dr. Abernuncio.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Bishop tell the Marquis about his daughter?

2. How does Bernarda know Ygnacio before they got married?

3. Who is raising Sierva?

4. What does the Bishop consider Dr. Abrenuncio?

5. What does Ygnacio's father forbid?

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