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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of tree does the young family rest against on the night of the earthquake?
(a) A pear tree.
(b) An apple tree.
(c) A pomegranate tree.
(d) A lemon tree.

2. What did Jerónimo and Josefa do after Jerónimo lost his job?
(a) They had a secret relationship.
(b) They severed all ties.
(c) They begged others for forgiveness.
(d) They planned to run away together.

3. Who do Jerónimo and Josefa rest with after the earthquake?
(a) A clergyman and some nuns.
(b) Josefa's brother's family.
(c) A group of people who also escaped the city.
(d) One family who also have a baby.

4. What is Josefa doing when Jerónimo finds her?
(a) Bathing her baby.
(b) Helping others.
(c) Crying.
(d) Praying.

5. What were people doing when Jerónimo and Josefa awoke the morning after the earthquake?
(a) Tallying up the deceased.
(b) Planning a trip across the lake.
(c) Gossiping about the young lovers.
(d) Preparing breakfast.

6. What is Jerónimo about to do when the story begins?
(a) Go to sleep.
(b) Go for a swim.
(c) Hang himself.
(d) Meet with Josefa.

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

8. What did Josefa pray for after the earthquake?
(a) Jerónimo's soul.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Her baby's soul.

9. What is the name of the river which "rolled toward" Jerónimo?
(a) Calbuco River.
(b) Mapocho River.
(c) Dillo River.
(d) Renegado River.

10. How does the earthquake help Jerónimo?
(a) It distracts him from killing himself.
(b) It distracts his enemies so that he can leave.
(c) It clears a pathway to Josefa.
(d) It causes the walls around him to collapse.

11. How long is Jerónimo unconscious?
(a) A quarter of an hour.
(b) Over an hour.
(c) An hour or so.
(d) Half an hour.

12. Where does the earthquake take place?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Paraguay.
(c) Chile.
(d) Argentina.

13. What happens to Jerónimo's and Josefa's baby?
(a) The baby dies.
(b) Don and his wife adopt him.
(c) The baby is taken away.
(d) The baby is raised at the church.

14. What does the priest make sure to point out?
(a) Jerónimo's and Josefa's circumstances.
(b) Those who perished.
(c) His own survival and the survival of the church.
(d) The importance of remembering the earthquake.

15. What was the capital of this country at this time?
(a) Concepcion.
(b) Talca.
(c) Santiago.
(d) Punta Arenas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Don do after the man makes his announcement?

2. What does Don refuse to do?

3. Where is Jerónimo when the story begins?

4. What happened to the convent where the baby was being cared for?

5. Where do they plan on going after the tremors stop?

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