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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What African name does Sierva take on for herself?
(a) Mary de la Santos.
(b) Maria Mandinga.
(c) Mandinga du Martia.
(d) Maria Dominga.

2. What is happening to the crypts at Santa Clara at the beginning of the novel?
(a) They have been flooded.
(b) They have been destroyed by an earthquake.
(c) They have been turned into a tourist attraction.
(d) They are being emptied.

3. What does the Bishop consider Dr. Abrenuncio?
(a) A heretic.
(b) A demon.
(c) A smart man.
(d) A misguided doctor.

4. What drug does Judas introduce to Bernarda?
(a) Cacao tablets.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Opium.
(d) Cocaine.

5. During her violent fit in chapter three, what does Sierva inadvertently destroy?
(a) The convent's beehives.
(b) The candles.
(c) The convent's sacred cross.
(d) The convent's crops.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion besides Christianity does Dominga follow?

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

3. In his second meeting with Sierva, what happens when Cayetano lets the girl loose?

4. What does Don Ygnacio do for Sierva that she resents him for in chapter one?

5. How does the Abbess feel about the Bishop?

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