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

2. How does the earthquake help Jerónimo?
(a) It distracts his enemies so that he can leave.
(b) It distracts him from killing himself.
(c) It clears a pathway to Josefa.
(d) It causes the walls around him to collapse.

3. What were priests running through the streets yelling?
(a) That salvation was possible.
(b) That the devil was near.
(c) That the end of the world had come.
(d) That God was angry.

4. Where do they plan on going after the tremors stop?
(a) Iquique.
(b) Temuco.
(c) Concepcion.
(d) La Serena.

5. Where is Don Fernando's wife injured?
(a) Her stomach.
(b) Her neck.
(c) Her feet.
(d) Her pelvis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Marquise intend to live her life after she leaves the family home?

2. What does Jerónimo ask the crowds of people escaping the city?

3. While the Count is away on his trip, what does the Marquise begin to suffer from?

4. What do people believe of Josefa's fate?

5. How does the Count react after seeing the newspaper article?

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