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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 does "The Marquise of O-" conclude?
(a) The Marquise and the Count get married a second time and live happily.
(b) The Count and the Marquise are unable to get along and part ways quietly.
(c) The Marquise becomes sick and abandons her children as she flees to the country.
(d) The Count dies in combat and the Marquise moves in with her parents.

2. According to the Count, what is the Marquise more of than the rest of them?
(a) She is a more moral person than the rest of them.
(b) She is more friendly than the rest of them.
(c) She is more beautiful than the rest of them.
(d) She is more desperate than the rest of them.

3. Why was Josefa put in jail?
(a) She lied to her parents.
(b) She had a child out of wedlock.
(c) She was going to leave the town.
(d) She stole bread to feed her child.

4. What does the Marquise's father reach for as she pleads her case?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A match.
(c) A letter opener.
(d) A pistol.

5. When the Count arrives at the house for a visit, what does he do?
(a) He plans a party in the Marquise's honor.
(b) He proposes to the Marquise.
(c) He offers to buy the Marquise's home from her.
(d) He tells the Marquise that her attackers have been dealt with.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children is the Marquise raising?

2. What does the Marquise's brother tell her as she is leaving the house?

3. What does the Marquise do after Count F saves her?

4. What happens to Jerónimo's and Josefa's baby?

5. What kind of tree does the young family rest against on the night of the earthquake?

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