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

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

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

5. Who do Jerónimo and Josefa rest with after the earthquake?
(a) Josefa's brother's family.
(b) A group of people who also escaped the city.
(c) A clergyman and some nuns.
(d) One family who also have a baby.

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

7. What does the crowd do to Jerónimo and Josefa in the end?
(a) They injure them.
(b) They kidnap them.
(c) They kill them.
(d) They banish them.

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

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

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

11. What did Josefa pray for after the earthquake?
(a) Her baby's soul.
(b) Jerónimo's soul.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Mercy.

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

13. Why do they want to go to this place after securing a loan?
(a) Jerónimo's relatives on his mother's side live there.
(b) Josefa's aunt lives there.
(c) Jerónimo has friends who live there.
(d) Josefa believes they will find peace there.

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

15. What happened when Josefa was about to embrace the abbess?
(a) The convent fell on top of the abbess and the nuns.
(b) A woman caught on fire.
(c) The abbess fainted.
(d) The nuns pushed her away.