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

2. When Sierva becomes friendlier to Cayetano, how does the priest react?

3. How was food brought to the convent during the fighting between the Bishop and the Santa Clara convent in the earlier centuries?

4. What does Sierva predict during her first encounter with Cayetano?

5. When Cayetano is sent to see Sierva in chapter four, how is she dressed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Chapter 4 end with Cayetano whipping himself?

3. What happens to Cayetano during the eclipse?

4. How does Cayetano gain Sierva's trust?

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

6. How does Martina help Sierva?

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

8. What evidence does the Bishop present that argue for Sierva being possessed?

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

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

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

Sierva asks her father if love can truly conquer all. His response is that, while it can, it would be best if she did not believe it. Citing specific examples from the text, discuss the statement within the overall context of this novel. How does this statement ring true for Sierva? How does it fail? Does it appear that she believes love can conquer all? In the end, does it? Provide thorough explanations for each statement.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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