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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Dr. Abrenuncio show Cayetano?
(a) The book that Cayetano tried to give Sierva.
(b) The book that was taken away from the priest while at school
(c) A book on atheism.
(d) Shakespeare.

2. In chapter three, to whom does the Marquis turn when he realizes he wants to get Sierva out of the convent?
(a) Dr. Abrenuncio.
(b) Cayetano.
(c) The Abbess.
(d) The Bishop.

3. When the nuns steal Sierva's necklaces, what happens that forces the women to return the jewelry?
(a) Sierva grows sick.
(b) The Abbess catches them and forces the nuns to apologize.
(c) One of the nuns breaks her neck on a low hanging candelabrum.
(d) One of the nuns falls down the steps while running away.

4. What document does the Bishop use as evidence of Sierva's demonic possession?
(a) The Bible.
(b) A book on African demons.
(c) The Koran.
(d) The Acta.

5. What realization does Bernarda make in chapter four?
(a) Sierva is gone.
(b) She is dying soon.
(c) She has abused Sierva.
(d) She loves her daughter.

6. Who in the convent is separated completely from the outside world?
(a) The prisoners.
(b) The nuns.
(c) The slaves.
(d) The novices.

7. Where in the convent is Sierva initially kept?
(a) The seamstress's office.
(b) The slave quarters.
(c) The jail.
(d) The Abbess's room.

8. What information does Cayetano give to the Bishop after the natural event of chapter four?
(a) He says that Sierva is being abused.
(b) He says that Sierva is manipulating everyone into believing she is possessed.
(c) He says that Sierva is not possessed.
(d) He says that Sierva is possessed.

9. How old is Father Cayetano?
(a) Fifty-six.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Thirty-six.
(d) Forty-six.

10. How does Cayetano, in chapter three, force himself to focus on the preparations for the exorcism?
(a) Calisthenics.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Self-flagellation.
(d) Prayer.

11. What information does Dr. Abrenuncio impart to Cayetano?
(a) Sierva is at risk for developing rabies.
(b) The history of rabies and whether Sierva is at risk.
(c) The town is gossiping about Cayetano's relationship with Sierva.
(d) Sierva was abused by her mother.

12. How do Cayetano and Dr. Abrenuncio communicate?
(a) English.
(b) Latin.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

13. In their meeting, over what issue do the Bishop and Viceroy clash?
(a) Slave trade.
(b) Sierva.
(c) The conditions of the poor.
(d) Taxes.

14. How does the Abbess feel about the South American aristocrats?
(a) She mocks them.
(b) She respects them.
(c) She finds them to heretical.
(d) She believes they are trying to do good but failing.

15. In the Viceroy's painting, what is surrounding Sierva?
(a) Obedient demons.
(b) Men who look like Cayetano.
(c) Angels.
(d) Nuns.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of chapter four, what does Sierva refuse to do?

3. Who, upon her arrival, takes a special interest in Sierva?

4. What fictional character is associated with the book that Dr. Abrenuncio gives to Cayetano?

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

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