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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When it is thought that Fermina has cholera, what does she indeed have?
(a) Cholera
(b) She is pregnant
(c) Intestinal infection
(d) Tuberculosis

2. Which of the following provides the best synonym for haunting as it is used in this part of a sentence: "From Florentino's days of haunting the brothel"?
(a) Evocative
(b) Recurring
(c) Poignant
(d) Lingering

3. How does Dr. Urbino feel when he awakes from his sleep?
(a) Angry at his former friend and chessmate
(b) Rejuvenated and happy
(c) Convinced his days are at an end
(d) Upset that his parrot has not been found

4. Which of the following is not a type of communication Florentino and Fermina shared during their two year correspondence?
(a) Romantic
(b) Poetic
(c) Verbal
(d) Short and simple

5. Who moves in with Florentino and his mother when he returns home from his post in the mountains?
(a) A soldier of the civil war
(b) Ferina Daza
(c) His father
(d) A widow

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the mule trek on which Fermina goes with her father?

2. Under what circumstances does Dr. Urbino meet Fermina Daza?

3. Which of the following two "crimes" did de Saint-Amour confess to in his final letter?

4. What is Juvenal Urbino's profession?

5. Why did de Saint-Amour make this vow?

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