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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 does Josefa live?

2. Why was Josefa going to embrace the abbess?

3. What reminds Jerónimo of Josefa after the earthquake?

4. What were priests running through the streets yelling?

5. After the earthquake, where do Jerónimo's legs carry him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jerónimo ask people on the streets?

2. What happened at the convent?

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

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

5. Who approaches Josefa for help?

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

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

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

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

10. After the earthquake, where does Jerónimo go?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character Nicolo from the short story "The Foundling". What are his defining character traits and what is his background? What actions does he take that greatly affect the narrative? What is his relationship like with Piachi? How do his actions result in his downfall?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between the Marquise and Count F. What are their initial opinions of each other? How does the Marquise's opinion of the Count change? What does the Count do to the Marquise that leads her to view him as a villainous character?

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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