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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the river which "rolled toward" Jerónimo?

2. What is the name of Jerónimo's and Josefa's baby?

3. Who do Jerónimo and Josefa rest with after the earthquake?

4. Where is Don Fernando's wife injured?

5. What is Josefa doing when Jerónimo finds her?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the earthquake, where does Jerónimo go?

2. What happens while Jerónimo is in his jail cell?

3. What does a man announce during the service, and how does the crowd react to this?

4. What do Don and his wife decide to do?

5. What happened at the convent?

6. Why is Jerónimo in jail?

7. What does Jerónimo find by a stream?

8. What did Josefa do after seeing the collapsed jail?

9. What happens to Jerónimo and Josefa in the end?

10. Who approaches Josefa for help?

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