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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter three, where does the Abbess first find Sierva in the convent?
(a) The slave quarters.
(b) The classrooms.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The Abbess's office.

2. How does Cayetano, in chapter three, win Sierva's trust?
(a) He helps her bathe.
(b) He brings the girl fresh fruit.
(c) He brushes the girl's hair.
(d) He buys the girl fresh pastries.

3. What request does the Abbess make to the Bishop in regards to Sierva?
(a) She wants to perform the exorcism herself.
(b) She wants to execute the girl for heresy.
(c) She wants to turn the girl out onto the streets.
(d) She no longer wants to be responsible for the girl.

4. What is the rank of the nuns who abandon Sierva when she first arrives at the convent?
(a) Abesses.
(b) Postulates.
(c) Novices.
(d) Prioresses.

5. Who finds Cayetano in a sorry state at the end of chapter four?
(a) The Bishop.
(b) Dr. Abrenuncio.
(c) Sierva.
(d) The Marquis.

6. How do Cayetano and Dr. Abrenuncio communicate?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Latin.

7. What does Cayetano tell Sierva in chapter four to comfort her?
(a) He believes that she will be free.
(b) He loves her.
(c) He will free her.
(d) He trusts her.

8. How does Cayetano, in chapter three, force himself to focus on the preparations for the exorcism?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Calisthenics.
(d) Self-flagellation.

9. At the very end of chapter three, what sort of complaint does Cayetano lodge on Sierva's behalf?
(a) Bad food.
(b) Unsanitary washing conditions.
(c) Uncomfortable lodgings.
(d) Cruel punishments from the Abbess.

10. How does Cayetano react to Sierva's violent fit at the end of chapter four?
(a) He becomes aroused.
(b) He grows sad.
(c) He grows angry.
(d) He becomes sick.

11. Where does the Viceroy stay when he comes to New Grenada?
(a) The convent.
(b) The Bishop's palace.
(c) The Marquis's mansion.
(d) The fanciest inn.

12. In chapter three, what causes Sierva to become violently hysterical?
(a) The Bishop attempts to perform an exorcism.
(b) The nuns try to cut her hair.
(c) The nuns try to steal her necklaces.
(d) The nuns try to clean her self-inflicted wounds.

13. What information does Cayetano give to the Bishop after the natural event of chapter four?
(a) He says that Sierva is manipulating everyone into believing she is possessed.
(b) He says that Sierva is not possessed.
(c) He says that Sierva is possessed.
(d) He says that Sierva is being abused.

14. What does the Abbess list off as signs of Sierva's demonic powers to Cayetano?
(a) Her odd-colored eyes.
(b) Her strange voices.
(c) The smells from her cell.
(d) The behavior of the birds and plants.

15. What does the Viceroy believe about Sierva?
(a) He believes that she is the illegitimate daughter of the Bishop.
(b) He believes she is indeed possessed.
(c) He does not believe the girl is possessed.
(d) He believes that she is dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Bishop, what is the main problem with maintaining faith in the New World?

2. In the Viceroy's painting, what is surrounding Sierva?

3. How does Cayetano react to the Abbess's attempted hysteria when he first meets Sierva?

4. How was food brought to the convent during the fighting between the Bishop and the Santa Clara convent in the earlier centuries?

5. While visiting with the Bishop and Cayetano, what plans does the Viceroy bring up?

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