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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of chapter two, what does the narrator state will happen to Sierva?
(a) Sierva will die attempting to run away.
(b) Sierva will never leave the convent alive.
(c) Sierva will run away from New Grenada.
(d) Sierva will spend five years in the convent.

2. What does Ygnacio refuse to do with his wife?
(a) Dance with her.
(b) Sleep with her.
(c) Read to her.
(d) Kiss her on the lips.

3. What does Bernarda believe was the beginning of her downfall?
(a) Her marriage to the Marquis.
(b) Her affair with Judas.
(c) Her arrival in New Grenada.
(d) Giving birth to Sierva.

4. How old is Sierva?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Don Ygnacio's title?

3. What is unique about the skull?

4. What date does Dr. Abrenuncio give for Bernarda's death?

5. What is strange about Dulce Olivia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ygnacio's father object to his son marrying Dulce Olivia?

2. What is special about the tall slave girl brought into New Grenada from the ship?

3. How does Ygnacio's first wife deal with her husband?

4. Describe Bernarda and Ygnacio's relationship with Sierva.

5. Why does the Marquis give his daughter to the Holy Office?

6. Describe Bernarda's relationship with Judas.

7. How does Sierva's relationship with her father improve in Chapter 2?

8. What is the connection between the skull found in the crypts of the convent and the author's memories of a legend?

9. Describe Ygnacio as a youth.

10. What treatments does Sierva receive in her father's effort to cure her "madness?"

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