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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where in the convent is Sierva initially kept?
(a) The seamstress's office.
(b) The Abbess's room.
(c) The slave quarters.
(d) The jail.

3. At the end of chapter four, what does Sierva refuse to do?
(a) Visit with her mother.
(b) Visit with Cayetano.
(c) Visit with her father.
(d) Visit with Dr. Abrenuncio.

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

5. What realization do the doctor and priest have about Sierva?
(a) She will likely commit suicide.
(b) She is probably possessed.
(c) They cannot save her from the Church.
(d) She is manipulating everyone in order to escape her family.

6. Whom does Sierva befriend when she first comes to the convent?
(a) The novices from Africa.
(b) The slave women.
(c) The cook.
(d) The seamstress.

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

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

9. Although he is assigned as Sierva's exorcist, what is Cayetano's true desire for his career?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Musician.
(c) Bishophood.
(d) Teacher.

10. In chapter three, to whom does the Marquis turn when he realizes he wants to get Sierva out of the convent?
(a) Dr. Abrenuncio.
(b) The Bishop.
(c) The Abbess.
(d) Cayetano.

11. What document does the Bishop use as evidence of Sierva's demonic possession?
(a) The Bible.
(b) A book on African demons.
(c) The Koran.
(d) The Acta.

12. How does Cayetano react to the Abbess's attempted hysteria when he first meets Sierva?
(a) He encourages the nun.
(b) He calms the nun down and makes her tea.
(c) He sympathizes with the Abbess and turns all of his attention to her.
(d) He tells the nun to calm down and leave.

13. How does Sierva act around the nuns when people start claiming she is center of all evil in the convent?
(a) She prays at all hours in hopes that everyone notices her piety.
(b) She pretends to speak in demonic voices.
(c) She protests her innocence.
(d) She pretends that the demons are forcing her to hurt herself.

14. What forbidden activity is used to celebrate the arrival of the Viceroy?
(a) Singing.
(b) Carnivale.
(c) Dances.
(d) Fire walking.

15. According to the Bishop, what is the main problem with maintaining faith in the New World?
(a) Interracial marriages.
(b) Heretics like the doctor.
(c) The amount of disease that the slaves have brought.
(d) Youths running wild with no discipline.

Short Answer Questions

1. In their meeting, over what issue do the Bishop and Viceroy clash?

2. What does the Abbess list off as signs of Sierva's demonic powers to Cayetano?

3. What request does the Abbess make to the Bishop in regards to Sierva?

4. In Cayetano's dream, what is Sierva eating?

5. What is Martina Laborde imprisoned for?

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