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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ygnacio's father forbid?
(a) He forbids Ygnacio to marry Dulce Olivia.
(b) He forbids Olivia from eating.
(c) He forbids going to church.
(d) He forbids Ygnacio from dancing and singing.

2. What does the doctor advise Don Ygnacio to do with his daughter?
(a) Leave her alone.
(b) Send her away from New Grenada.
(c) He needs to be nice and treat her well.
(d) He needs to take her to the Bishop for help.

3. What drug does Judas introduce to Bernarda?
(a) Opium.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Cacao tablets.

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

5. Who supervises Sierva at the end of chapter one?
(a) Sagunta.
(b) Dominga.
(c) Bernarda.
(d) Caridad del Cobre.

6. How does Ygnacio's wife die?
(a) She commits suicide.
(b) She drowns.
(c) She is thrown from a horse.
(d) She is struck by lightning.

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

8. What was Bernarda Cabrera's position before she and Ygnacio married?
(a) Businesswoman.
(b) Slave.
(c) Dressmaker.
(d) Prostitute.

9. Why are the slaves waiting in the harbor?
(a) Quarantine.
(b) They are being sold.
(c) They are to be freed.
(d) They are hiding.

10. How long ago did the twelve-year-old girl of the legend die?
(a) 500 years ago.
(b) 300 years ago.
(c) 400 years ago.
(d) 200 years ago.

11. What religion besides Christianity does Dominga follow?
(a) Satanism.
(b) Olokun.
(c) Okolado.
(d) Wicca.

12. What does Don Ygnacio do for Sierva that she resents him for in chapter one?
(a) He sends her to church.
(b) He takes her out of the slave quarters.
(c) He gives her to Sagunta for a blessing.
(d) He buys her a new dress.

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

14. How does Bernarda know Ygnacio before they got married?
(a) She held his business accounts.
(b) Her father was the overseer to Ygnacio's family.
(c) Ygnacio was her client.
(d) She made dresses for his first wife.

15. What does Don Ygnacio do for the man he meets on his way home from visiting the rabies patient?
(a) Sends him money for a new horse.
(b) Sends him a new horse.
(c) Prays for him.
(d) Buys him several books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reminds Don Ygnacio about the animal biting Sierva?

2. How does Bernarda bring back the Marquis's wealth?

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

4. What was the occupation of the Marquis's father?

5. Why do Bernarda and Ygnacio marry?

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