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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a synonym for rumination as it is used in chapter four?
(a) Love letters
(b) Letters
(c) Reflection
(d) Mantra

2. Where does Fermina spy Florentino sitting in chapter four?
(a) In the marketplace
(b) On the bench where he sat when he courted her
(c) At the poetic festival
(d) At the riverboat company

3. What does the incessant ringing of the church bells indicate?
(a) It is time for Mass
(b) Return to homes, there is danger
(c) Someone important has died
(d) Anyone has died

4. Which of the following terms does NOT describe the arrangement between Dr. Urbino and Fermina while she lived with her cousin?
(a) Alienated
(b) Separated
(c) Estranged
(d) United

5. Which character in the story felt that old age held no promise and no joy?
(a) Lorenzo Daza
(b) Dr. Juvenal Urbino
(c) Jeremiah de Saint-Amour
(d) Florentino

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Florentino's current mistress?

2. Which event would Florentino and Dr. Urbino most likely have crossed paths?

3. Whom does Fermina banish from her life?

4. What can the aging bodies of Florentino and Fermina be seen as symbols of?

5. The balloon trip to San Juan de la Cienega was the country's first attempt at what?

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