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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is Count F from?

2. What happens to the Marquise's family home during the attack?

3. What country attacks the Marquise's country?

4. What does the Marquise's father ask Count F after the attacks?

5. What does the Marquise's father do willingly during the attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Count share about his experiences since he saw the family last?

2. What is the Marquise doing at the beginning of the story?

3. What does the doctor tell the Marquise, and how does the Marquise react?

4. What happens while the family are trying to think of a way to show their gratitude to the Count?

5. How is the Marquise described?

6. Why does the Marquise call for a doctor?

7. How does the Marquise's father react when he hears that the Marquise is with child?

8. What does the Count do after visiting the Marquise's family?

9. What kind of life does the Marquise decide to lead after she leaves the family home?

10. How does the Count shock the Marquise's brother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Jerónimo and Josefa. What background information does the reader learn about in regards to their relationship? Why are they punished? How do they overcome their separation? In what way does their relationship lead to their downfall?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the examples of out-of-wedlock pregnancies found in the short stories "The Marquise of O" and "The Earthquake in Chile". How do these pregnancies affect the protagonists of the stories? How does society react to these pregnancies?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the woman's place in the short story "The Marquise of O". Who are the female characters of the story? How is their behavior affected by the social rules of the time period in regards to women, both married and unmarried?

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