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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Josefa put in jail?
(a) She had a child out of wedlock.
(b) She lied to her parents.
(c) She was going to leave the town.
(d) She stole bread to feed her child.

2. What did Jerónimo and Josefa do after Jerónimo lost his job?
(a) They had a secret relationship.
(b) They planned to run away together.
(c) They begged others for forgiveness.
(d) They severed all ties.

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

4. Where do they plan to go after securing a loan?
(a) America.
(b) Spain.
(c) Portugal.
(d) England.

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

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

7. What is Don told about Jerónimo and Josefa?
(a) Their love.
(b) Their fate prior to the earthquake.
(c) Their past sins.
(d) Their struggles to be together.

8. Due to the destruction, what was Josefa sure of?
(a) That her mother was dead.
(b) That she would die.
(c) That Jerónimo was dead.
(d) That her child was dead.

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

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

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

12. What is Jerónimo's last name?
(a) Rugera.
(b) Mistral.
(c) Allende.
(d) Neruda.

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

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

15. Where does Jerónimo find Josefa?
(a) Sitting peacefully on a hillside.
(b) Near a stream.
(c) Amongst the rubble.
(d) At the church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the earthquake take place?

2. What does Jerónimo do when he awakens after the earthquake?

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

4. Why was Josefa going to embrace the abbess?

5. What happens after Josefa helps the father?

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