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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. How long is Jerónimo unconscious?
(a) Over an hour.
(b) An hour or so.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) A quarter of an hour.

2. What did Jerónimo and Josefa do after Jerónimo lost his job?
(a) They planned to run away together.
(b) They severed all ties.
(c) They had a secret relationship.
(d) They begged others for forgiveness.

3. When the Count tells the Marquise that he wants to marry her, what does she tell him?
(a) She tells him that she wishes for the same.
(b) She tells him that he is foolish.
(c) She tells him to go away.
(d) She tells him that she will think about it.

4. What does the Marquise's mother try to get the Marquise to guess?
(a) The identity of the father of the baby.
(b) The wishes of her deceased husband.
(c) The time and place at which her impregnation took place.
(d) The Marquise's mother's opinion of her pregnancy.

5. Why does the Marquise pack up her belongings, as well as her children's things?
(a) She wishes to run her own household.
(b) She feels shame in front of her parents.
(c) She believes her father wants to kill her.
(d) Her cousin in the next town is in need of care.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Count feel about marrying the Marquise?

2. Where is Jerónimo when the story begins?

3. Where do they plan on going after the tremors stop?

4. What does Don do after the man makes his announcement?

5. What had Josefa done after the earthquake?

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