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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 did Jerónimo and Josefa do after Jerónimo lost his job?

2. What is Josefa doing when Jerónimo finds her?

3. Where is Jerónimo when the story begins?

4. What does a man announce in the church?

5. What were priests running through the streets yelling?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a man announce during the service, and how does the crowd react to this?

2. What does the priest make sure to point out during his sermon?

3. What is Jerónimo's and Josefa's plan for the future?

4. How does Don Fernando try to help Jerónimo and Josefa?

5. What does Jerónimo ask people on the streets?

6. Why is Jerónimo in jail?

7. What does the priest preach about at the service?

8. Where do Jerónimo and Josefa decide to go the morning after the earthquake?

9. What effect does the favor that Josefa agrees to do for the man have?

10. What did Josefa do after seeing the collapsed jail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of the collection "The Marquise of O, and Other Stories." Does the author always write in this genre? What are the elements of this genre? What are some other works of the same genre?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of depravity in the short story collection "The Marquise of O, and Other Stories." What are some examples of depravity in the three short stories? What is the author trying to convey with these examples?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of betrayal. How does Nicolo betray Piachi? How does Piachi react to this betrayal? What examples of betrayal are found in the short story "The Marquise of O"?

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