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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Earthquake, Chapters 7, 8, and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Lucia?
(a) Twenty-nine.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Thirty.

2. What question does Sol ask her nanny as they get into the carriage to return home after Sol leaves the church?
(a) "What time is it?"
(b) "Don't you think this is a waste of time?"
(c) "Did you feel the earthquake?"
(d) "Where shall we go to dinner?"

3. What does Sol see when she stands before the statue of St. Rita?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) A handsome young man.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

4. What does Sol's nanny think it's well past time for in Sol's life?
(a) Her long hair.
(b) Giving up her childhood blanket.
(c) A husband.
(d) Staying up late.

5. What time did Sol visit the the statue of St. Rita?
(a) Ten pm.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Six am.
(d) Noon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Julian's fiancee the daughter of?

2. What is Sol writing in when the reader first meets her?

3. What does Pellejuda mean?

4. How old is Sol when the story begins?

5. At the beginning of the novel, how many weeks had passed since Julian left Mexico City?

(see the answer key)

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