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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. How does the earthquake help Jerónimo?

2. What does a man announce in the church?

3. Where do they plan to go after securing a loan?

4. How does the father of another baby describe the earthquake?

5. What did Jerónimo and Josefa do after Jerónimo lost his job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jerónimo in jail?

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

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

4. What does Jerónimo find by a stream?

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

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

7. What happens to Don Fernando's baby?

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

9. What does Jerónimo ask people on the streets?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of mercy in "The Marquise of O, and Other Stories." Who shows mercy for others? Which characters receive mercy from others? Why are these characters in need of mercy from others? Which characters are merciless, and how does this affect others?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the social rules which the characters of "The Marquise of O" must follow. How do the social rules in place affect the characters and their lives? How does the setting of the story influence the rules they must follow? How does the class in which these characters are a part of influence the rules they must follow?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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