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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. How old is Fermina Daza when Florentino sees her for the first time?

2. How did de Saint-Amour kill himself?

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a step that Dr. Juvenal Urbino takes to help stop the spread of cholera?

5. What happens to Florentino as he waits for a response to his letter from Fermina?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do many of the women end up after they have had an affair with Florentino?

2. What had the woman who Florentino met on the trolley done not long before he met her?

3. When they return from the second honeymoon what is different for Fermina?

4. Why did Dr. Urbino decide to marry Fermina?

5. What causes Fermina to feel a growing rage every time she thinks of it?

6. What does Florentino fear will put an end to his plans to win over Fermina?

7. What does Florentino pledge to Fermina?

8. What does Florentino's uncle claim there must be in order for there to be love?

9. When Fermina was seventeen, what did she become in charge of?

10. When is the next time that Florentino and Fermina meet face to face?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you believe this story had a happy ending? Why or why not? Use specific details from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay, using examples from the novel, describing the various testaments to love. Include in your essay how effective you believe these testaments would be in today's society.

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