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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Foundling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sentence is Piachi given at his trial?
(a) Life in prison.
(b) Death by beheading.
(c) Death by hanging.
(d) Death by firing squad.

2. Why do they want to go to this place after securing a loan?
(a) Jerónimo has friends who live there.
(b) Jerónimo's relatives on his mother's side live there.
(c) Josefa believes they will find peace there.
(d) Josefa's aunt lives there.

3. Who is the author of "The Marquise of O-"?
(a) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(b) Heinrich von Kleist.
(c) Hermann Hesse.
(d) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

4. How does "The Marquise of O-" conclude?
(a) The Marquise and the Count get married a second time and live happily.
(b) The Marquise becomes sick and abandons her children as she flees to the country.
(c) The Count and the Marquise are unable to get along and part ways quietly.
(d) The Count dies in combat and the Marquise moves in with her parents.

5. What one thing displeases Piachi about Nicolo?
(a) His heavy drinking.
(b) His disinterest in getting married.
(c) His relationship with the monks at the local monastery.
(d) His inability to save money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Don's wife react to the news of her son?

2. What happens to Jerónimo's and Josefa's baby?

3. Who saved Elvira?

4. How does the Count react after seeing the newspaper article?

5. How is Nicolo's wife related to Elvira?

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