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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do you think Dr. Urbino felt about Paris?
(a) Loved it
(b) Enjoyed it but did not care to return
(c) Did not like it
(d) Liked it

3. Why had Florentino maintained his virginity even through his days at the brothel?
(a) He was saving himself for Fermina
(b) His illness prevented him from taking a mate
(c) He was afraid of women
(d) He was impotent

4. Why did de Saint-Amour make this vow?
(a) To please his lover
(b) To avoid suffering the ravages of old age
(c) Because he was disabled
(d) To become a happier person

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Florentino vow he will always live?

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

3. What are the bodies which Florentino sees floating in the river victims of?

4. Why did his lover help him?

5. What is Fermina's reply when Florentino finally proposes marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were two steps Dr. Juvenal Urbino had the city do to curb the cholera epidemic?

2. How does Fermina Daza feel about Europe?

3. Why did Dr. Urbino decide to marry Fermina?

4. Why does Fermina agree to meet Florentino finally?

5. Which sport is loved by some of the characters in this chapter?

6. How does Fermina's letter make Florentino feel?

7. How long is forever in Florentino's world?

8. What does Florentino use as weapons in the battle to win over Fermina?

9. What was the argument that caused Dr. Urbino and his wife to almost end their marriage after thirty years?

10. When Fermina was seventeen, what did she become in charge of?

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