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

2. What does the group decide to attend?

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

4. What had Josefa done after the earthquake?

5. Where is Don Fernando's wife injured?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the priest preach about at the service?

3. How does Don Fernando try to help Jerónimo and Josefa?

4. What effect does the favor that Josefa agrees to do for the man have?

5. Where do Jerónimo and Josefa decide to go the morning after the earthquake?

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

7. What does Jerónimo ask people on the streets?

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

9. What is Jerónimo's and Josefa's plan for the future?

10. What is Jerónimo planning to do in his jail cell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of judgment in the short stories from "The Marquise of O, and Other Stories." What examples of judgment can be found in the story "The Marquise of O" and how do these examples affect the protagonist? What examples of judgment can be found in the story "The Earthquake in Chile"? How do these examples affect the protagonist?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the genre of the collection "The Marquise of O, and Other Stories." Does the author always write in this genre? What are the elements of this genre? What are some other works of the same genre?

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