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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. Where is this event taking place?

2. What kind of tree does the young family rest against on the night of the earthquake?

3. What is Jerónimo about to do when the story begins?

4. Why do they want to go to this place after securing a loan?

5. What does the crowd do to Jerónimo and Josefa in the end?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After the earthquake, where does Jerónimo go?

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

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

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

6. What does Jerónimo find by a stream?

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

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

9. What is Don Fernando told on the way to the city?

10. What does the priest make sure to point out during his sermon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of betrayal. How does Nicolo betray Piachi? How does Piachi react to this betrayal? What examples of betrayal are found in the short story "The Marquise of O"?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author of the short story collection "The Marquise of O, and Other Stories", Heinrich von Kleist. What were his major career accomplishments? What themes from these stories did he also explore in his other works? Is he respected in the literary world?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of good versus evil in the short story collection "The Marquise of O, and Other Stories." What characters struggle with the invisible line between good and evil? Why do they struggle with this, and how do they overcome this struggle?

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