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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 does the family decide to do while the Count is away on his trip?
(a) Marry off the Marquise.
(b) Make inquiries into his background.
(c) Go on a trip themselves.
(d) Remodel the house.

2. What does the Marquise command her porter to do?
(a) Not allow any visitors into the house.
(b) Keep a close eye on the laneway.
(c) Allow only family to enter the house.
(d) Arm himself.

3. What were people doing when Jerónimo and Josefa awoke the morning after the earthquake?
(a) Tallying up the deceased.
(b) Planning a trip across the lake.
(c) Preparing breakfast.
(d) Gossiping about the young lovers.

4. In what year does the earthquake in the story take place?
(a) 1647.
(b) 1691.
(c) 1409.
(d) 1812.

5. What is the name of the river which "rolled toward" Jerónimo?
(a) Calbuco River.
(b) Renegado River.
(c) Mapocho River.
(d) Dillo River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Don Fernando's wife?

2. What happened to the convent where the baby was being cared for?

3. What happens to the Marquise's family home during the attack?

4. How does the family feel about the Count's behavior?

5. Why does the family try to persuade the Count to stay at the house?

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