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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Jerónimo about to do when the story begins?
(a) Hang himself.
(b) Go for a swim.
(c) Meet with Josefa.
(d) Go to sleep.

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

4. What is the name of Don Fernando's wife?
(a) Donna Natalia.
(b) Donna Elvira.
(c) Donna Adriana.
(d) Donna Ria.

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

6. Why was Jerónimo fired from his job?
(a) He was rude to his boss.
(b) He was always late and never did his work properly.
(c) He stole from his boss.
(d) He was having a relationship with the boss's daughter.

7. What does the group decide to attend?
(a) A town meeting.
(b) A previously-scheduled public performance.
(c) A church service.
(d) A group hunt.

8. Where does Jerónimo collapse after the earthquake?
(a) In the convent.
(b) In the arms of a stranger.
(c) By a river.
(d) On a hillside.

9. What was the capital of this country at this time?
(a) Santiago.
(b) Concepcion.
(c) Talca.
(d) Punta Arenas.

10. What is the name of Jerónimo's and Josefa's baby?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Paolo.
(c) Philip.
(d) Martin.

11. When does a father of another baby approach Josefa?
(a) The night of the earthquake.
(b) The afternoon following the earthquake.
(c) The morning after the earthquake.
(d) Immediately following the earthquake.

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

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

14. Where is Don Fernando's wife injured?
(a) Her feet.
(b) Her pelvis.
(c) Her stomach.
(d) Her neck.

15. Where is Jerónimo when the story begins?
(a) By a river.
(b) In a jail cell.
(c) In a field.
(d) At home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Josefa go after the earthquake?

2. What is the name of Don Fernando's son?

3. What is Don told about Jerónimo and Josefa?

4. What does Don do after the man makes his announcement?

5. How does the father of another baby describe the earthquake?

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