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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters was obsessed with cholera?
(a) Florentino
(b) Fermina
(c) Dr. Urbino
(d) Transito Ariza

2. Where does Transito send Florentino when he learns of her engagement to Dr. Urbino?
(a) To become the captain of his uncle's river boat
(b) On a river voyage to take up a post in the mountains
(c) To fight in the civil war
(d) To a writing retreat

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

4. Why did de Saint-Amour make this vow?
(a) To avoid suffering the ravages of old age
(b) To please his lover
(c) To become a happier person
(d) Because he was disabled

5. What had Dr. Urbino's father introduced which helped to curb a large cholera epidemic?
(a) Sewage treatment facilities
(b) Public health measures
(c) Sanitized water
(d) Vaccinations

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years earlier do the events in this chapter take place?

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

3. How old is Fermina when she returns from her trek?

4. Who besides telegraph operators helps Fermina communicate with Florentino?

5. Who moves in with Florentino and his mother when he returns home from his post in the mountains?

(see the answer key)

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