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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were priests running through the streets yelling?

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

3. What does the priest blame the earthquake on?

4. After the earthquake, where do Jerónimo's legs carry him?

5. What happens to Jerónimo's and Josefa's baby?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Don Fernando try to help Jerónimo and Josefa?

3. What does Jerónimo ask people on the streets?

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

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

6. After the earthquake, where does Jerónimo go?

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

8. What did Josefa do after seeing the collapsed jail?

9. Why is Jerónimo in jail?

10. What does a man announce during the service, and how does the crowd react to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of symbolism in the short story collection "The Marquise of O, and Other Stories." What are some examples of symbolism? What are the meanings behind said symbolism?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the genre of the collection "The Marquise of O, and Other Stories." Does the author always write in this genre? What are the elements of this genre? What are some other works of the same genre?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the examples of out-of-wedlock pregnancies found in the short stories "The Marquise of O" and "The Earthquake in Chile". How do these pregnancies affect the protagonists of the stories? How does society react to these pregnancies?

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