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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Earthquake in Chile.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the vision remind the Count of?
(a) His first love.
(b) Poetry.
(c) His mother's final words.
(d) A swan he knew as a child.

2. What does the Count give up by signing some papers from the Marquise's father?
(a) He gives up his inheritance.
(b) He gives up his self-respect.
(c) He gives up his conjugal rights.
(d) He gives up his title.

3. What happens to the Marquise during the attack?
(a) Soldiers of the attacking country try to rape her.
(b) The Marquise is stabbed.
(c) An enemy soldier tries to take her prisoner.
(d) The Marquise is used as a shield.

4. What does the Marquise's father reach for as she pleads her case?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A match.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A letter opener.

5. What had Josefa done after the earthquake?
(a) Josefa looked for her baby.
(b) Josefa collected supplies.
(c) Josefa ran to the prison.
(d) Josefa ran to her parents' home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Jerónimo when the story begins?

2. What was the capital of this country at this time?

3. How does the Count shock the Marquise's brother?

4. Where does Josefa live?

5. What does the Marquise's mother try to get the Marquise to guess?

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