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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Earthquake in Chile.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the crowd do to Jerónimo and Josefa in the end?
(a) They kidnap them.
(b) They injure them.
(c) They banish them.
(d) They kill them.

2. In what year does the earthquake in the story take place?
(a) 1691.
(b) 1647.
(c) 1409.
(d) 1812.

3. What is the Marquise's father often referred to in the story?
(a) The commandant.
(b) The commander.
(c) The commodore.
(d) The commandment.

4. What does the Marquise's father do willingly during the attack?
(a) He fights the enemy.
(b) He gives up his daughter.
(c) He surrenders.
(d) He kills anyone in his way.

5. What is the Marquise's given name?
(a) Maria.
(b) Diana.
(c) Julietta.
(d) Lola.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Count shock the Marquise's brother?

2. What reminds Jerónimo of Josefa after the earthquake?

3. Who is the author of "The Marquise of O-"?

4. What was the capital of this country at this time?

5. What does the family wonder about the Count?

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