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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. Where does the next scene of chapter one take place?

2. What was the occupation of the Marquis's father?

3. Who blesses the marriage of Bernarda and Ygnacio?

4. In what state is the family's mansion?

5. What animal stays behind while the others run off on the estate of Ygnacio's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why must the convent not cut Sierva's hair?

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

4. Describe Ygnacio as a youth.

5. Describe Bernarda's relationship with Judas.

6. What happens to Sierva while in the marketplace?

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

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

9. What condition does the beginning of the book find Bernarda in and why?

10. Describe the character of the Bishop.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Citing specific examples from the text and including a strong thesis statement, analyze the shared dream of Father Cayetano and Sierva. In particular, discuss what the grapes, the snow, Spain, and the lambs represent. Relate this to the overall frame of the story and the character arcs (and the fates of these characters). Analyze why Cayetano and Sierva had the same dream.

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Abrenuncio and Father Cayetano are the two most highly educated men in New Grenada. Citing specific examples from the text, discuss these two characters, including the following:

- Their differing backgrounds of science and faith.

- Their perceptions of each other, before and after they meet.

- Their concern over Sierva's fate.

- The possibilities of faith and science coming together, as exemplified by these two characters.

Essay Topic 3

Citing specific examples from the text, discuss the ironic twists within the characters of this novel, including the following:

- The slaves' acceptance and caring of Sierva.

- Dulce Olivia's feelings about Sierva's situation in the convent. Part

- The nuns' attempted thefts of Sierva's necklaces.

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