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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the earthquake help Jerónimo?
(a) It distracts him from killing himself.
(b) It clears a pathway to Josefa.
(c) It causes the walls around him to collapse.
(d) It distracts his enemies so that he can leave.

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

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

4. What does Don refuse to do?
(a) Listen to Jerónimo and Josefa.
(b) Leave Jerónimo and Josefa behind.
(c) Listen to God.
(d) Give food or advice to the young couple.

5. Where does Josefa live?
(a) In a nearby village.
(b) In a large mansion.
(c) In a simple hut.
(d) At a convent.

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

7. Who lives at the place where Jerónimo and Josefa plan to go?
(a) Jerónimo's uncle.
(b) A close friend of Josefa's.
(c) Jerónimo's brother and nephew.
(d) Josefa's sister.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jerónimo collapse after the earthquake?

2. What happened to the convent where the baby was being cared for?

3. Why was Jerónimo fired from his job?

4. What is Josefa doing when Jerónimo finds her?

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

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