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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Foundling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After being seduced, what does Piachi order Nicolo to do about the relationship?
(a) Break off his liaison with the seducer.
(b) Marry the woman who seduced him.
(c) To leave his home and go live with the woman.
(d) Confess his sins at church.

2. What country is Count F from?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Russia.
(d) Spain.

3. What is the Marquise's father often referred to in the story?
(a) The commodore.
(b) The commandant.
(c) The commander.
(d) The commandment.

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

5. What does the Marquise's mother try to get the Marquise to guess?
(a) The identity of the father of the baby.
(b) The Marquise's mother's opinion of her pregnancy.
(c) The time and place at which her impregnation took place.
(d) The wishes of her deceased husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the Marquise during the attack?

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

3. What is the name of the river which "rolled toward" Jerónimo?

4. What does the Count give up by signing some papers from the Marquise's father?

5. Who do Jerónimo and Josefa rest with after the earthquake?

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