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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Fermina spy Florentino sitting in chapter four?
(a) At the poetic festival
(b) On the bench where he sat when he courted her
(c) At the riverboat company
(d) In the marketplace

2. Where does Florentino have a private room where he spends his time while waiting for Fermina to return?
(a) A brothel
(b) His mother's house
(c) His uncle's business
(d) His own home

3. Who besides telegraph operators helps Fermina communicate with Florentino?
(a) Fermina's uncle
(b) Fermina's cousin
(c) Florentino's uncle
(d) Florentino's cousin

4. What "punishment" was inflicted upon Dr. Urbino during the argument over the soap in the bathroom?
(a) Fermina moved out of the bedroom
(b) Had to move out of the house
(c) Had to move out of the bedroom
(d) Fermina left the house

5. What was the fete Dr. Urbino and Fermina attended devastated by?
(a) Hurricane
(b) Winds
(c) Drought
(d) Torrential rain

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Florentino resolve to become in order to win Fermina?

2. In what way was Leona Cassiani important to Florentino?

3. Which of the following is not a type of communication Florentino and Fermina shared during their two year correspondence?

4. Who helps to aid the communication between Fermina and Florentino?

5. How did de Saint-Amour kill himself?

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