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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state is the family's mansion?
(a) Abandonment.
(b) Decay.
(c) Grandeur.
(d) Repair.

2. What instrument does Ygnacio play for Sierva?
(a) The violin.
(b) The theorbo.
(c) The pan flute.
(d) The mandolin.

3. How old is Sierva?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Fourteen.

4. What religion besides Christianity does Dominga follow?
(a) Olokun.
(b) Okolado.
(c) Wicca.
(d) Satanism.

5. How does Ygnacio's wife die?
(a) She is struck by lightning.
(b) She commits suicide.
(c) She drowns.
(d) She is thrown from a horse.

6. How does Bernarda bring back the Marquis's wealth?
(a) Selling slaves.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Smart business tactics.
(d) Trading and fraud.

7. What is Don Ygnacio's title?
(a) Marquis.
(b) Prince.
(c) Bishop.
(d) Duke.

8. What is the station of the person raising Sierva?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Marquis.
(d) Slave,

9. Who is the narrator of this novel?
(a) Sierva.
(b) Cayetano.
(c) The Bishop.
(d) The author.

10. What does Ygnacio's father forbid?
(a) He forbids Olivia from eating.
(b) He forbids going to church.
(c) He forbids Ygnacio from dancing and singing.
(d) He forbids Ygnacio to marry Dulce Olivia.

11. What bites Sierva in the marketplace?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A person.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

12. What does Don Ygnacio do for Sierva that she resents him for in chapter one?
(a) He buys her a new dress.
(b) He takes her out of the slave quarters.
(c) He sends her to church.
(d) He gives her to Sagunta for a blessing.

13. After the death of his wife, why does Ygnacio keep his dogs near?
(a) He is afraid to be alone.
(b) He believes they are the only things that love him.
(c) He is afraid of the slaves.
(d) They comfort him, as his wife loved the dogs.

14. What have the drugs done to Bernarda Cabrera?
(a) She is sick and bloated.
(b) She has cancer.
(c) She has lost most of her body fat and looks sickly.
(d) She has rabies.

15. What does Ygnacio refuse to do with his wife?
(a) Sleep with her.
(b) Kiss her on the lips.
(c) Read to her.
(d) Dance with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Marquis learn to read and write?

2. What do the fireworks remind Bernarda and Ygnacio about?

3. Who tells Ygnacio that Sierva is going mad?

4. How does Bernarda spend her time after Judas's death?

5. What is unique about the skull?

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