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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Florentino's first position at the riverboat company?
(a) Captain of the river boat
(b) Ownder of the company
(c) Writing business letters for his uncle
(d) Trash collector

2. Which of the following characters was murdered?
(a) Leona Cassiani
(b) Dr. Urbino
(c) Olimpia Zuleta
(d) America Vicuna

3. In what way was Leona Cassiani important to Florentino?
(a) Confidante
(b) Writer
(c) Lover
(d) Employer

4. While in the marketplace, Fermina bargains over fabric for what?
(a) Clothing
(b) Pillows
(c) Wedding dress
(d) Marriage sheets

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the bodies which Florentino sees floating in the river victims of?

2. How long is the mule trek on which Fermina goes with her father?

3. Where did Dr. Urbino study?

4. What does Dr. Urbino see perched on rooftops throughout the city?

5. Which of the following best describes how Fermina felt about married life and motherhood?

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