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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where does Josefa live?
(a) In a large mansion.
(b) At a convent.
(c) In a nearby village.
(d) In a simple hut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the group decide to attend?

2. Who is Don Fernando?

3. What did Josefa pray for after the earthquake?

4. What does the crowd do to Jerónimo and Josefa in the end?

5. When did Josefa give birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jerónimo ask people on the streets?

2. What is Don Fernando told on the way to the city?

3. What is Jerónimo's and Josefa's plan for the future?

4. What happened at the convent?

5. What does the priest make sure to point out during his sermon?

6. What does the priest preach about at the service?

7. What happens to Jerónimo and Josefa in the end?

8. After the earthquake, where does Jerónimo go?

9. Where do Jerónimo and Josefa decide to go the morning after the earthquake?

10. Why is Jerónimo in jail?

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