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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did his lover help him?
(a) Because she loved him
(b) Because he forced her
(c) Because he begged her
(d) Because she wanted him dead

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

3. Where does the sewage from the city drain?
(a) Into the marketplace
(b) Into the city streets
(c) Into the river
(d) Into the water supply

4. What does the term odious mean as used to describe Fermina's mother-in-law in chapter four?
(a) Mild dislike
(b) Deserving to be hated
(c) Attracted
(d) Lovable

5. As they look down at the countryside, what do Dr. Urbino and Fermina see dotting the countryside?
(a) Many wild animals
(b) Bodies
(c) Trees
(d) Civil war battles

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Urbino see perched on rooftops throughout the city?

2. Why had Florentino maintained his virginity even through his days at the brothel?

3. Where did Florentino write on the wife who was murdered by her husband?

4. When does Fermina say was the best time of her marriage to Dr. Urbino?

5. What event does Florentino go to because Fermina always announces the winners?

(see the answer key)

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