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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 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?
(a) Person of opposites
(b) Self-contradictory statement
(c) Surprising
(d) Something absurd or contradictory

2. How old is Fermina when she returns from her trek?
(a) 19
(b) 17
(c) 18
(d) 16

3. How do you think Dr. Urbino felt about Paris?
(a) Enjoyed it but did not care to return
(b) Did not like it
(c) Loved it
(d) Liked it

4. What event will Dr. Urbino be attending which he would like to take a siesta before he must get ready for?
(a) Silver Mass for a friend
(b) Gold anniversary gala for a former student
(c) Silver anniversary gala for a former student
(d) Gold Mass for a friend

5. How many pages of love declarations has Florentino been writing to Fermina without her knowledge?
(a) 60
(b) 70
(c) 600
(d) 80

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of what did Dr. Marco Aurelio Urbino die?

3. Why does Fermina's father take her on a mule trek?

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

5. How many years were Fermina and Dr. Urbino married when the soap in the bathroom incident occurred?

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