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

2. When Cayetano first meets Sierva, how is the girl being restrained?
(a) Straitjacket.
(b) Sierva is chained to the wall.
(c) Sierva is tied down on a stone bed.
(d) Sierva is tied to a cross.

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

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

5. In the Viceroy's painting, what is surrounding Sierva?
(a) Obedient demons.
(b) Angels.
(c) Men who look like Cayetano.
(d) Nuns.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter four, what does Bernarda choose to do?

2. What does Cayetano tell Sierva in chapter four to comfort her?

3. Where in the convent is Sierva initially kept?

4. What information does Cayetano give to the Bishop after the natural event of chapter four?

5. How do Cayetano and Dr. Abrenuncio communicate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the centuries-old conflict between the convent and the Bishop.

2. What happens to Cayetano during the eclipse?

3. What memory is brought back for Cayetano while writing love poems in Chapter 4?

4. What is Father Cayetano's dream in chapter three?

5. Describe Father Cayetano's character.

6. How does Sierva react when she is first introduced to the Abbess?

7. What leads to Cayetano promising Sierva to free her in Chapter 4?

8. How does Martina help Sierva?

9. What does the Abbess complain about to the Bishop in Chapter 4?

10. How does Cayetano gain Sierva's trust?

(see the answer keys)

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