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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) Half an hour.
(b) Over an hour.
(c) An hour or so.
(d) A quarter of an hour.

2. What does the Count claim when he visits the family?
(a) That he is the father of the baby.
(b) That he has gone broke.
(c) That his wife has recently died.
(d) That he is being sent to war.

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

4. What were priests running through the streets yelling?
(a) That the end of the world had come.
(b) That God was angry.
(c) That the devil was near.
(d) That salvation was possible.

5. How does the Marquise intend to live her life after she leaves the family home?
(a) In solitude.
(b) In mourning.
(c) For her children.
(d) To the full.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Count see a vision of?

2. What does the priest make sure to point out?

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

4. What happens after Josefa helps the father?

5. Who is the author of "The Marquise of O-"?

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