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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 nationality was the author of "Marquise of O-"?
(a) Belgian.
(b) Russian.
(c) German.
(d) Austrian.

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 causes the walls around him to collapse.
(d) It clears a pathway to Josefa.

3. What does the Marquise wish to do when she wakes up after the attacks?
(a) She wishes to thank her rescuer.
(b) She wishes to see her children.
(c) She wishes to go back to sleep.
(d) She wishes to move away.

4. Why does the family try to persuade the Count to stay at the house?
(a) The Count is injured.
(b) So that he and the Marquise can get to know each other better.
(c) Because the war makes it dangerous to travel.
(d) The family wishes to throw a party in his honor.

5. Due to the destruction, what was Josefa sure of?
(a) That Jerónimo was dead.
(b) That her mother was dead.
(c) That her child was dead.
(d) That she would die.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Josefa live?

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

3. What does the Marquise's father do willingly during the attack?

4. What does the Marquise command her porter to do?

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

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