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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Don told about Jerónimo and Josefa?
(a) Their struggles to be together.
(b) Their love.
(c) Their past sins.
(d) Their fate prior to the earthquake.

3. Why does the father of another baby approach Josefa?
(a) His child will not stop crying.
(b) His wife just gave birth and he is unsure of what to do.
(c) His wife is too injured to nurse their son.
(d) His baby is sick.

4. When did Josefa give birth?
(a) During her niece's baptism.
(b) On Jerónimo's birthday.
(c) During the feast of Corpus Christi.
(d) During her father's memorial service.

5. What does Don ask the naval officer for?
(a) A whistle.
(b) A gun.
(c) A sword.
(d) A firework.

6. When does a father of another baby approach Josefa?
(a) The afternoon following the earthquake.
(b) Immediately following the earthquake.
(c) The morning after the earthquake.
(d) The night of the earthquake.

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

8. Where do they plan on going after the tremors stop?
(a) Iquique.
(b) Concepcion.
(c) La Serena.
(d) Temuco.

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

10. What is the name of Don Fernando's son?
(a) Gabriel.
(b) Alanzo.
(c) Gerardo.
(d) Juan.

11. What happens after Josefa helps the father?
(a) The father weeps.
(b) The father gives Josefa food.
(c) Josefa and Jerónimo are accepted into the group of survivors.
(d) The survivors give blankets and medicine to the young couple.

12. What does Jerónimo do when he awakens after the earthquake?
(a) He looks for some water.
(b) He tends to his injuries.
(c) He thanks God for his salvation.
(d) He cleans himself off.

13. Where did Josefa go after the earthquake?
(a) The lake.
(b) A hill.
(c) The woods.
(d) To the field.

14. What is Jerónimo's last name?
(a) Allende.
(b) Mistral.
(c) Neruda.
(d) Rugera.

15. What were priests running through the streets yelling?
(a) That God was angry.
(b) That the devil was near.
(c) That salvation was possible.
(d) That the end of the world had come.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Don refuse to do?

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

5. Where does Jerónimo find Josefa?

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