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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How could Dr. Urbino diagnose what killed the many corpses they see dotting the countryside from the air?
(a) He can see a mortal wound in the back of each neck
(b) He can see the ravages of cholera
(c) He can see the signs of tuberculosis
(d) He can see the bullets flying and hitting men

2. Where is the first place that Fermina Daza and Florentino come face to face?
(a) Outside her school
(b) Christmas Eve Mass
(c) A church Mass
(d) At her father's office

3. Who assists Dr. Urbino in the courting process?
(a) Widow Nazaret
(b) Florentino
(c) Lorenzo Daza
(d) Marco Aurelio Urbino

4. When it is thought that Fermina has cholera, what does she indeed have?
(a) Cholera
(b) Intestinal infection
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) She is pregnant

5. The balloon trip to San Juan de la Cienega was the country's first attempt at what?
(a) Airmail delivery
(b) Hot air balloon travel
(c) Blimp travel
(d) Flight

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the best definition of a refuge as it is used to describe Widow Nazaret coming to live with Florentino and his mother?

2. How old is Florentino in this chapter?

3. What job does Florentino use to support himself when he first sees Fermina Daza?

4. While in the marketplace, Fermina bargains over fabric for what?

5. Where does Fermina Daza attend school?

(see the answer key)

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