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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years were Fermina and Dr. Urbino married when the soap in the bathroom incident occurred?
(a) 20
(b) 15
(c) 30
(d) 5

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

3. How does Florentino describe brief flings?
(a) Exciting
(b) Outstanding
(c) Not worthy of describing
(d) Memorable

4. How long were Fermina and Dr. Urbino away on their second honeymoon?
(a) 2 months
(b) 3 months
(c) 2 years
(d) 3 years

5. Who else died in the same manner as de Saint-Amour?
(a) Mister Woodrow Wilson, his dog
(b) His lover and caretaker
(c) Mister Woodrow Wilson, his cat
(d) Dr. Juvenal Urbino

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did his lover help him?

2. Why had Florentino maintained his virginity even through his days at the brothel?

3. To what is Florentino a patron?

4. Which of the following is a synonym for paramour?

5. In what way do the hymns which Florentino is playing during Mass change during his period of illness?

(see the answer key)

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