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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the priest blame the earthquake on?
(a) Those who do not practice religion.
(b) The moral depravity of the town.
(c) God testing them.
(d) The Lord's mysterious ways.

2. What one thing displeases Piachi about Nicolo?
(a) His inability to save money.
(b) His disinterest in getting married.
(c) His relationship with the monks at the local monastery.
(d) His heavy drinking.

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

4. What must criminals receive before being put to death?
(a) A physical examination.
(b) Absolution.
(c) A last meal.
(d) A blessing from the Pope.

5. Why does the Marquise not believe the doctor when he says she is pregnant?
(a) She does not have the symptoms of a pregnancy.
(b) She does not remember having relations with a man.
(c) The doctor has been wrong before.
(d) She is barren.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nicolo tell about what he saw in the locked room?

2. Who do Jerónimo and Josefa rest with after the earthquake?

3. How does Piachi describe Nicolo physically?

4. What does the Count give up by signing some papers from the Marquise's father?

5. How old is Piachi's son at the beginning of the story?

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