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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Hildebranda Sanchez?
(a) Florentino's cousin
(b) Florentino's lover
(c) Fermina's cousin
(d) Fermina's friend

2. How does Dr. Urbino feel when he awakes from his sleep?
(a) Convinced his days are at an end
(b) Angry at his former friend and chessmate
(c) Rejuvenated and happy
(d) Upset that his parrot has not been found

3. What is the name of the harbor town that is the setting for this novel?
(a) Hildebranda
(b) Columbia
(c) Nameless
(d) Paris

4. What does the one letter which Florentino delivers to Fermina pledge?
(a) Perfect admiration and everlasting lust
(b) Perfect lust and everlasting admiration
(c) Perfect love and everlasting fidelity
(d) Perfect fidelity and everlasting love

5. What expansion has the fire department made as a direct result of his own civic contributions?
(a) Rescues and emergency response
(b) A willingness to do anything for him personally
(c) New fire truck
(d) New ladder which will reach the parrot

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do Florentino and Fermina correspond while she is on her trek?

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

4. Which of the following is the best definition of a refuge as it is used to describe Widow Nazaret coming to live with Florentino and his mother?

5. Who helps to aid the communication between Fermina and Florentino?

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