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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Marquis's father view him when he was younger?

2. What religion besides Christianity does Dominga follow?

3. Why do Bernarda and Ygnacio marry?

4. What bites Sierva in the marketplace?

5. After the death of his wife, why does Ygnacio keep his dogs near?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sierva prefer to live in the slave quarters instead of the mansion?

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

3. How does Bernarda spend her time on the sugar plantation and in what condition does she return?

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

5. Describe Bernarda's relationship with Judas.

6. What does Dr. Abrenuncio believe about Sierva and her brush with rabies and what treatment does he recommend?

7. What happens to Sierva while in the marketplace?

8. How is rabies treated by the citizens of New Grenada from the first chapter?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is significant about "The Four Books of Amadis of Gaul?" Why is this book banned by the church and confiscated from Cayetano in his youth? How does this relate to Dr. Abrenuncio and, especially, Father Cayetano? Do the classic literary connections "The Four Books of Amadis of Gaul" mirror any changes that happen to the doctor and the priest? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Citing specific examples from the text and including a strong thesis statement, discuss the use of religion in this novel, including the following:

- Dr. Abrenuncio's relationship with the church and the Marquis

- Dominga's religions and the effects on Sierva Part

- The Abbess and the Bishop's relationship with each other.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the paradox of Sierva being subjected to a torturous exorcism so that other characters may rid themselves of their own demons. Citing specific examples from the text, write an essay discussing one of the following:

- What is her family's role in her behavior and her subsequent imprisonment?

- The Bishop's perceived failure to keep everyone faithful to the church.

- The Abbess's extreme distaste for the citizens of New Grenada.

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