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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the first place that Fermina Daza and Florentino come face to face?
(a) Christmas Eve Mass
(b) At her father's office
(c) A church Mass
(d) Outside her school

2. Who assists Dr. Urbino in the courting process?
(a) Lorenzo Daza
(b) Widow Nazaret
(c) Marco Aurelio Urbino
(d) Florentino

3. How many years earlier do the events in this chapter take place?
(a) 50 years
(b) 60 years
(c) 70 years
(d) 30 years

4. Which of the following terms does NOT describe the arrangement between Dr. Urbino and Fermina while she lived with her cousin?
(a) Alienated
(b) Separated
(c) Estranged
(d) United

5. What business did Florentino's father help to found?
(a) Riverboat Company of Columbia
(b) River Company of the Caribbean
(c) River Company of Columbia
(d) Riverboat Incorporated

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fermina return to Florentino with the note saying she will not marry him?

2. What other event earlier in the novel lead to a disagreement with Fermina and Dr. Urbino?

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

4. How many long term liaisons does Florentino describe having?

5. Who moves in with Florentino and his mother when he returns home from his post in the mountains?

(see the answer key)

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