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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. After the earthquake, where do Jerónimo's legs carry him?
(a) To an old meeting place.
(b) Towards the sun's rays.
(c) In the same direction that the other survivors are going.
(d) Wherever a woman's dress flaps in the wind.

2. What does the Count give up by signing some papers from the Marquise's father?
(a) He gives up his self-respect.
(b) He gives up his title.
(c) He gives up his conjugal rights.
(d) He gives up his inheritance.

3. What did the vision remind the Count of?
(a) His mother's final words.
(b) His first love.
(c) A swan he knew as a child.
(d) Poetry.

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

5. Who is Don Fernando?
(a) The priest.
(b) An old man.
(c) A traveling salesman.
(d) The leader of the group.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day is the baby's father supposed to arrive?

2. What does the group decide to attend?

3. What does the paperwork that the Count gives to the Marquise state?

4. When the Count tells the Marquise that he wants to marry her, what does she tell him?

5. How does "The Marquise of O-" conclude?

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