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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Due to the destruction, what was Josefa sure of?
(a) That Jerónimo was dead.
(b) That her mother was dead.
(c) That she would die.
(d) That her child was dead.

5. Who lives at the place where Jerónimo and Josefa plan to go?
(a) A close friend of Josefa's.
(b) Jerónimo's uncle.
(c) Josefa's sister.
(d) Jerónimo's brother and nephew.

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

7. Where is this event taking place?
(a) In the city.
(b) On the beach.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In the next city over.

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

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

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

11. What does Don do after the man makes his announcement?
(a) He tries to appease the crowd.
(b) He joins the crowd.
(c) He leads them away from the crowd.
(d) He tells the man to leave.

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

13. Where do they plan to go after securing a loan?
(a) England.
(b) Portugal.
(c) America.
(d) Spain.

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

15. What does the group decide to attend?
(a) A town meeting.
(b) A previously-scheduled public performance.
(c) A group hunt.
(d) A church service.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Josefa doing when Jerónimo finds her?

2. What does the priest blame the earthquake on?

3. What does a man announce in the church?

4. What is Jerónimo's last name?

5. Why was Josefa going to embrace the abbess?

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