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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Fermina when she returns from her trek?
(a) 17
(b) 19
(c) 18
(d) 16

2. What is the name of the narrator?
(a) Dr. Urbino
(b) The narrator is unnamed
(c) Fermina
(d) Florentino

3. What is Florentino's first position at the riverboat company?
(a) Trash collector
(b) Captain of the river boat
(c) Ownder of the company
(d) Writing business letters for his uncle

4. Which of the following is the best definition for the term paradoxically as used to describe the narrator's telling of the trivial matters of domestic life that nearly caused the strong bond between husband and wife to disintegrate?
(a) Surprising
(b) Person of opposites
(c) Self-contradictory statement
(d) Something absurd or contradictory

5. What event will Dr. Urbino be attending which he would like to take a siesta before he must get ready for?
(a) Gold Mass for a friend
(b) Gold anniversary gala for a former student
(c) Silver anniversary gala for a former student
(d) Silver Mass for a friend

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else died in the same manner as de Saint-Amour?

2. What other event earlier in the novel lead to a disagreement with Fermina and Dr. Urbino?

3. Which term best describes how Florentino lost his virginity?

4. Which of the following best describes how Fermina felt about married life and motherhood?

5. What does Florentino tell his uncle is the only thing he cares about?

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