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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps to aid the communication between Fermina and Florentino?
(a) Florentino's mother
(b) Fermina's aunt
(c) Florentino's uncle
(d) Fermina's sister

2. How many long term liaisons does Florentino describe having?
(a) 622
(b) 52
(c) 222
(d) 2

3. Where is Florentino when the church bells toll indicating Dr. Urbino is dead?
(a) At Fermina's home
(b) Driving the riverboat
(c) At home in bed with America
(d) In a private cabin behind the riverboat company

4. Which term best describes how Florentino lost his virginity?
(a) Consensual
(b) Rape
(c) Voluntary
(d) Unwilling but persuaded

5. Which of the following is NOT a plague that affected people in this time period in Columbia?
(a) Cholera
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Civil War
(d) AIDS

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following was Florentino's mother?

4. For how long does Florentino suffer before he finds a letter from Fermina on his stoop?

5. Where does Florentino see Fermina after she has returned from living with her cousin for two years?

(see the answer key)

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