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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event within the household prevents Dr. Urbino from getting his siesta?
(a) Escaped family parrot
(b) Argument with his wife
(c) Death of his friend
(d) Visit from his children

2. Which of the following words best describes how Fermina Daza acted during the funeral and wake for her husband?
(a) Jubilant
(b) Emotional
(c) Stoic
(d) Grief-stricken

3. Which of the following provides the best synonym for haunting as it is used in this part of a sentence: "From Florentino's days of haunting the brothel"?
(a) Recurring
(b) Evocative
(c) Lingering
(d) Poignant

4. In what way do the hymns which Florentino is playing during Mass change during his period of illness?
(a) He plays them out of tune
(b) They begin to include many errors
(c) He plays them at a much more rapid pace
(d) They begin to sound more like love waltzes

5. While in the marketplace, Fermina bargains over fabric for what?
(a) Wedding dress
(b) Marriage sheets
(c) Pillows
(d) Clothing

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

7. What is Fermina's reply when Florentino finally proposes marriage?
(a) Very well, I will marry you if you promise me everlasting love
(b) Very well, I will marry you if you promise not to make me eat eggs
(c) Very, well, I will marry you if you promise not to make me eat eggplant
(d) Very well, I will marry you if you promise to be faithful

8. How old is Fermina Daza when Dr. Urbino meets her?
(a) 13
(b) 18
(c) 30
(d) 20

9. What was the fete Dr. Urbino and Fermina attended devastated by?
(a) Torrential rain
(b) Hurricane
(c) Winds
(d) Drought

10. Which of the following is the best synonym for cosmopolitan as it is used to describe Paris?
(a) Sophisticated
(b) Insular
(c) International
(d) Mixed

11. How many years were Fermina and Dr. Urbino married when the soap in the bathroom incident occurred?
(a) 30
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 5

12. What are Dr. Urbino's last words in reference to?
(a) Anger at his foolishness
(b) Seeing his dreams had come true
(c) His love for his wife
(d) Cursing the parrot

13. What job does Florentino use to support himself when he first sees Fermina Daza?
(a) Riverboat driver
(b) Post office delivery
(c) Post office master general
(d) Riverboat trash collector

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

15. Which of the following is a synonym for paramour?
(a) Husband
(b) Lover
(c) Wife
(d) Friend

Short Answer Questions

1. When it is thought that Fermina has cholera, what does she indeed have?

2. Where does the sewage from the city drain?

3. How does Fermina treat Florentino when she comes face to face with him in the market place?

4. Where did Dr. Urbino study?

5. How old is Florentino in chapter one of this novel?

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