2. What do people believe of Josefa's fate?
(a) They believe she is never to be found.
(b) They believe she is dead.
(c) They believe she is alive.
(d) They believe she is injured.

3. Why was Josefa going to embrace the abbess?
(a) Out of remorse.
(b) Out of relief.
(c) Out of fear.
(d) Out of love.

4. What reminds Jerónimo of Josefa after the earthquake?
(a) The ring on his finger.
(b) The smell of lavender.
(c) A beautiful young woman who is dead on the street.
(d) A cloud shaped like Josefa.

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

6. How does Don's wife react to the news of her son?
(a) She silently weeps away her maternal grief.
(b) She becomes enraged.
(c) She attacks other survivors.
(d) She faints.

7. Where do they plan on going after the tremors stop?
(a) Temuco.
(b) Iquique.
(c) Concepcion.
(d) La Serena.

8. What does the priest blame the earthquake on?
(a) Those who do not practice religion.
(b) God testing them.
(c) The moral depravity of the town.
(d) The Lord's mysterious ways.

9. What is the name of the river which "rolled toward" Jerónimo?
(a) Dillo River.
(b) Renegado River.
(c) Mapocho River.
(d) Calbuco River.

10. Where did Josefa go after the earthquake?
(a) To the field.
(b) The woods.
(c) The lake.
(d) A hill.

11. What does the crowd try to do after the man makes his announcement?
(a) They hush the man.
(b) They try to kill Jerónimo and Josefa.
(c) They glare at Jerónimo and Josefa.
(d) They banish Jerónimo and Josefa.

12. How long is Jerónimo unconscious?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) Over an hour.
(c) A quarter of an hour.
(d) An hour or so.

13. What does a man announce in the church?
(a) That Jerónimo and Josefa are present.
(b) That someone has stolen his cow.
(c) That another earthquake will take place.
(d) That Jerónimo and Josefa blame themselves for the earthquake.

14. What were people doing when Jerónimo and Josefa awoke the morning after the earthquake?
(a) Gossiping about the young lovers.
(b) Preparing breakfast.
(c) Tallying up the deceased.
(d) Planning a trip across the lake.

15. How does the father of another baby describe the earthquake?
(a) "...that hour which made us all unhappy."
(b) "...the moment the earth was angry."
(c) "...the unforgettable force."
(d) "...devil's anger."