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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. Why does the Marquise call for a doctor?
(a) Because she has trouble breathing.
(b) Because her abdomen begins to swell.
(c) She has a mysterious rash on her arms and legs.
(d) Because her feet ache.

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

3. What nationality was the author of "Marquise of O-"?
(a) Russian.
(b) German.
(c) Belgian.
(d) Austrian.

4. What happened to the convent where the baby was being cared for?
(a) It collapsed immediately.
(b) It caught on fire.
(c) It was looted.
(d) Nothing happened to it.

5. What does the Marquise request when she writes to her parents?
(a) The Marquise requests that her children be allowed to visit their grandfather on occasion.
(b) The Marquise requests that her parents never try to contact her again.
(c) The Marquise requests that her belongings be sent to her.
(d) The Marquise requests that the father of the baby be sent to the house in V**.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the crowd do to Jerónimo and Josefa in the end?

3. What is Josefa doing when Jerónimo finds her?

4. Why was Josefa going to embrace the abbess?

5. What place is the Marquise's father ordered to defend?

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