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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is an antonym for the word ignominious as it is used to describe the manner of Dr. Urbino's death?
(a) Honorable
(b) Embarrassing
(c) Reprehensible
(d) Humilating

3. What is the name of the narrator?
(a) Dr. Urbino
(b) Florentino
(c) The narrator is unnamed
(d) Fermina

4. How did de Saint-Amour kill himself?
(a) Gunshot
(b) Hanging
(c) Gold cyanide
(d) Overdose of medication

5. Why was Dr. Urbino called to de Saint-Amour's home?
(a) To treat him for an illness
(b) To certify his death
(c) To treat his wife
(d) To play chess

Short Answer Questions

1. What "punishment" was inflicted upon Dr. Urbino during the argument over the soap in the bathroom?

2. Which word best describes the narrator in this novel?

3. What expansion has the fire department made as a direct result of his own civic contributions?

4. Which of the following is the best definition for the term paradoxically as used to describe the narrator's telling of the trivial matters of domestic life that nearly caused the strong bond between husband and wife to disintegrate?

5. How did Juvenal Urbino know Jeremiah de Saint-Amour?

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