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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What expansion has the fire department made as a direct result of his own civic contributions?
(a) New ladder which will reach the parrot
(b) Rescues and emergency response
(c) A willingness to do anything for him personally
(d) New fire truck

2. Which of the following is a definition for inamorata?
(a) Man who loves a woman
(b) Woman who loves a man
(c) Man whom somebody loves
(d) Woman whom somebody loves

3. Who helps to aid the communication between Fermina and Florentino?
(a) Florentino's mother
(b) Fermina's sister
(c) Florentino's uncle
(d) Fermina's aunt

4. In what way do the hymns which Florentino is playing during Mass change during his period of illness?
(a) He plays them at a much more rapid pace
(b) They begin to include many errors
(c) He plays them out of tune
(d) They begin to sound more like love waltzes

5. What are Dr. Urbino's last words in reference to?
(a) His love for his wife
(b) Cursing the parrot
(c) Seeing his dreams had come true
(d) Anger at his foolishness

Short Answer Questions

1. What did de Saint-Amour vow to do when he reached the age of sixty?

2. When did Florentino stop living with his mother?

3. Which of the following characters was obsessed with cholera?

4. What is the name of the harbor town that is the setting for this novel?

5. Which of the following events does NOT make Fermina more lost to Florentino than she had ever been according to Florentino?

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