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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Florentino resolve to become in order to win Fermina?
(a) A fabulous lover
(b) A successful writer/poet
(c) A personal success
(d) Rich and wealthy

2. Which term best describes how Florentino lost his virginity?
(a) Consensual
(b) Voluntary
(c) Rape
(d) Unwilling but persuaded

3. Which of the following is the best definition for clandestine as it is used in chapter four?
(a) Underground and unknown
(b) Open
(c) Needing to be concealed or secret
(d) Serreptitious

4. Who besides telegraph operators helps Fermina communicate with Florentino?
(a) Fermina's uncle
(b) Fermina's cousin
(c) Florentino's cousin
(d) Florentino's uncle

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is true about Florentino?

2. Which of the following characters was obsessed with cholera?

3. What is the name of the harbor town that is the setting for this novel?

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

5. How many children did Fermina have?

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