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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 did Josefa pray for after the earthquake?

2. In what year does the earthquake in the story take place?

3. What does the crowd try to do after the man makes his announcement?

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

5. When did Josefa give birth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jerónimo find by a stream?

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

4. What happened at the convent?

5. After the earthquake, where does Jerónimo go?

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

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

8. What does Jerónimo ask people on the streets?

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

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

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 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 3

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?

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