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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long does Florentino suffer before he finds a letter from Fermina on his stoop?
(a) 1 week
(b) 4 weeks
(c) 2 weeks
(d) 3 weeks

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

3. How old is Florentino in this chapter?
(a) 66
(b) 46
(c) 56
(d) 36

4. Why does Fermina's father take her on a mule trek?
(a) He does not approve of the marriage
(b) He wants to spend time with his daughter before she is married
(c) He wants to get to know Florentino
(d) He wants to give her one last adventure before she marries

5. Which of the following characters was the father to the man who fell off of the ladder?
(a) Dr. Marco Aurelio Urbino
(b) Dr. Florentino Ariza
(c) Dr. Fermina Daza
(d) Dr. Juvenal Urbino

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Florentino fear that death will end his plans to win Fermina's heart?

2. How long has Florentino been in love with Fermina by the end of chapter five?

3. What are the bodies which Florentino sees floating in the river victims of?

4. Who finally gives in and ends the estrangement of Fermina living with her cousin?

5. What does the term aplomb mean?

(see the answer key)

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