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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Dr. Urbino in chapter one of this novel?
(a) 90
(b) 60
(c) 70
(d) 80

2. Which description below best fits Lorenzo Daza as a business man?
(a) Questionable
(b) Ethical
(c) Without reproach
(d) Criminal

3. What happens to Florentino as he waits for a response to his letter from Fermina?
(a) He has green vomit and fainting spells
(b) He has diarrhea, green vomit and fainting spells
(c) He has just diarrhea
(d) None, he stays quite healthy

4. What did de Saint-Amour vow to do when he reached the age of sixty?
(a) Take his own life
(b) Divorce his wife
(c) Take a lover
(d) Marry a new woman

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. When did Florentino stop living with his mother?

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

3. What was Jeremiah de Saint-Amour's profession?

4. What does Lorenzo hope will happen on the mule trek?

5. Which of the following two "crimes" did de Saint-Amour confess to in his final letter?

(see the answer key)

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