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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event within the household prevents Dr. Urbino from getting his siesta?
(a) Escaped family parrot
(b) Argument with his wife
(c) Visit from his children
(d) Death of his friend

2. How old is Florentino in chapter one of this novel?
(a) 55
(b) 96
(c) 80
(d) 76

3. What does Fermina return to Florentino with the note saying she will not marry him?
(a) All of his gifts
(b) Everything he had sent her
(c) All of his letters
(d) Dried flowers

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

5. How many years were Fermina and Dr. Urbino married when the soap in the bathroom incident occurred?
(a) 30
(b) 20
(c) 15
(d) 5

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the one letter which Florentino delivers to Fermina pledge?

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

3. Where does Fermina Daza attend school?

4. What type of communication do Florentino and Fermina have at their first face to face meeting?

5. Why did Dr. Urbino's death cause much grief and an official time of mourning?

(see the answer key)

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