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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 natural event opens chapter four?
(a) Winter solstice.
(b) The sun's eclipse.
(c) A thunderstorm.
(d) A snowstorm.

2. What information does Dr. Abrenuncio impart to Cayetano?
(a) Sierva is at risk for developing rabies.
(b) The history of rabies and whether Sierva is at risk.
(c) The town is gossiping about Cayetano's relationship with Sierva.
(d) Sierva was abused by her mother.

3. How does the Abbess feel about the Bishop?
(a) She trusts him.
(b) She resents him.
(c) She likes him but does not respect him.
(d) She is in love with him.

4. How the Viceroy and his wife changed Sierva's cell?
(a) They added more restraints to hold her down.
(b) They made it look nicer and more comfortable.
(c) They added flowers.
(d) They have arranged for her to have a single cell.

5. How old is Father Cayetano?
(a) Fifty-six.
(b) Thirty-six.
(c) Twenty-six.
(d) Forty-six.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who recognizes Sierva's jewelry upon the girl's arrival to the convent?

2. What kind of jewelry is Sierva wearing when she arrives at the convent?

3. What is the result of Cayetano staring into the sun for too long in the beginning of chapter four?

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

5. What book does Dr. Abrenuncio show Cayetano?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bernarda run away from the mansion in Chapter 4?

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

3. How is the Viceroy introduced to Sierva and why?

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

5. How is Sierva comforted by the slave women in the convent?

6. How does Martina help Sierva?

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

8. What happens around Sierva that the nuns take as signs that she is the center of evil?

9. What is significant about the book Cayetano speaks of to Dr. Abrenuncio?

10. What does the Bishop claim about maintaining faith to the Viceroy?

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