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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 skill does Martina teach Sierva?

2. What is the result of Cayetano staring into the sun for too long in the beginning of chapter four?

3. How does Cayetano, in chapter three, force himself to focus on the preparations for the exorcism?

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

5. How does the Abbess feel about the South American aristocrats?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to Cayetano promising Sierva to free her in Chapter 4?

2. How do Cayetano and Dr. Abrenuncio bond?

3. How is Sierva comforted by the slave women in the convent?

4. What are Dr. Abrenuncio's views on the Holy Office and exorcisms?

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

6. Describe the convent.

7. How does the Abbess treat Sierva in Cayetano's presence?

8. What happens to Cayetano during the eclipse?

9. How is the Viceroy introduced to Sierva and why?

10. Why does the Vicereine take an interest in Sierva's fate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is significant about "The Four Books of Amadis of Gaul?" Why is this book banned by the church and confiscated from Cayetano in his youth? How does this relate to Dr. Abrenuncio and, especially, Father Cayetano? Do the classic literary connections "The Four Books of Amadis of Gaul" mirror any changes that happen to the doctor and the priest? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Citing specific examples from the text, write an essay discussing one of the following:

- The symbolism of Sierva's hair.

- Father Aquino as a martyr.

- Father Cayetano's work with the lepers and his personal wish to contract leprosy.

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