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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. In Cayetano's dream, what is Sierva eating?
(a) Fish.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Meat.
(d) Oranges.

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

3. In chapter four, what does Bernarda choose to do?
(a) Abandon her family for drugs.
(b) Abandons her drug use for her family.
(c) Force the Bishop to release her daughter.
(d) Start an affair with Cayetano.

4. When Cayetano is sent to see Sierva in chapter four, how is she dressed?
(a) In boy's clothing.
(b) Fine clothes and jewels.
(c) As a nun.
(d) In rags.

5. What kind of jewelry is Sierva wearing when she arrives at the convent?
(a) Santeria.
(b) Algerian.
(c) Nigerian.
(d) Abynissian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Viceroy believe about Sierva?

2. What is the Abbess's name?

3. About how many nuns reside in the convent?

4. Where in the convent is Sierva initially kept?

5. How does Cayetano learn about the demons that he believes are controlling Sierva in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the convent.

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

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

4. How do Cayetano and Dr. Abrenuncio bond?

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

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

7. How does Cayetano begin to feel about Sierva at the end of Chapter 3?

8. What are Dr. Abrenuncio's views on the Holy Office and exorcisms?

9. Describe Father Cayetano's character.

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

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