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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the best synonym for cosmopolitan as it is used to describe Paris?

2. How did de Saint-Amour kill himself?

3. How many pages of love declarations has Florentino been writing to Fermina without her knowledge?

4. Under what circumstances does Dr. Urbino meet Fermina Daza?

5. What does Lorenzo hope will happen on the mule trek?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who conspired with Fermina's father to compel Fermina to marry Dr. Juvenal Urbino?

2. What were two steps Dr. Juvenal Urbino had the city do to curb the cholera epidemic?

3. What does Florentino pledge to Fermina?

4. Where does Florentino see dead bodies?

5. Who does Florentino like to imagine has stolen his virginity?

6. Why did Fermina decide to go and live with her cousin?

7. How long is forever in Florentino's world?

8. Who has been in love with Fermina for more than half of a century?

9. Name three ways that Florentino cultivates the fourteen-year-old school girl he takes as his lover.

10. What kinds of things does the author use to describe the depressing decline of the city where Dr. Urbino returns to after leaving Paris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the early parts of the novel, Fermina believes that one could be happy not only without love, but despite it. Make a judgment about the accuracy of this statement. Use information from the text and your own life to support your judgment.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relevance of the balloon ride across the country that Fermina and Dr. Urbina took.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the underlying use of rape throughout this novel. Use examples from the story to support an opinion of the point of using such a violent act throughout the novel.

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