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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Foundling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the earthquake take place?
(a) Chile.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Paraguay.
(d) Brazil.

2. What is the ad about which the Marquise puts in the paper?
(a) The ad is a public apology to the Marquise's father.
(b) The ad is asking for the father of her unborn baby to come forward.
(c) The ad is seeking household staff.
(d) The ad is an admission of the Marquise's affair.

3. What does the Marquise's father do willingly during the attack?
(a) He gives up his daughter.
(b) He fights the enemy.
(c) He surrenders.
(d) He kills anyone in his way.

4. What was unique about Elvira's childhood home?
(a) It had five floors.
(b) It was in a remote location away from water.
(c) It was made of wood and straw.
(d) It had beams which stuck out over water.

5. Why was Josefa going to embrace the abbess?
(a) Out of love.
(b) Out of fear.
(c) Out of relief.
(d) Out of remorse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Marquise's mother claim she will do if the Marquise's father does not forgive his daughter?

2. Who does Nicolo agree to marry?

3. What is well-known about Nicolo's marriage?

4. What does the Marquise's mother give the Marquise after her examination?

5. In what year does the earthquake in the story take place?

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