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Love in the Time of Cholera | Quiz

Gabriel García Márquez
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Love in the Time of Cholera | Quiz

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1)

Where does the sewage from the city drain? (from Chapter 3)

Into the city streets
Into the water supply
Into the river
Into the marketplace
2)

What is Florentino's nickname for Fermina? (from Chapter 6)

Goddess
Crowned Goddess
Crowned Glory
Beautiful Goddess
3)

Where does Transito send Florentino when he learns of her engagement to Dr. Urbino? (from Chapter 3)

On a river voyage to take up a post in the mountains
To a writing retreat
To become the captain of his uncle's river boat
To fight in the civil war
4)

Under what circumstances does Dr. Urbino meet Fermina Daza? (from Chapter 3)

He treats her for a broken ankle
She calls him to treat her sick father
Her father introduces them hoping they will marry
He is called as she shows signs of cholera
5)

When it is thought that Fermina has cholera, what does she indeed have? (from Chapter 3)

She is pregnant
Cholera
Intestinal infection
Tuberculosis
6)

Which of the following is a synonym for rumination as it is used in chapter four? (from Chapter 4)

Letters
Reflection
Love letters
Mantra
7)

What happened to the riverbanks they saw as they sailed down the river? (from Chapter 6)

Drought
Flooding
Littered with bodies
Deforestation
8)

Which of the following characters was the captain of the boat on which Florentino and Fermina sailed? (from Chapter 6)

De Saint-Amour
Marquez
Samaritano
Florentino
9)

What does Florentino tell his uncle is the only thing he cares about? (from Chapter 4)

Writing
Fermina
Work
Love
10)

What does Florentino place in the river to float away like the corpses? (from Chapter 3)

All of the letters Fermina has written to him over the years
His lovers
Passionate letters to Fermina
His writings and meditations
11)

What does the term aplomb mean? (from Chapter 5)

Unsure
Styled
Awkwardness
Self-confident
12)

Which of the following best describes how Fermina felt about married life and motherhood? (from Chapter 4)

No depth of satisfaction
Extreme satisfaction
Excitement
Anger
13)

Which term best describes how Florentino lost his virginity? (from Chapter 3)

Consensual
Rape
Voluntary
Unwilling but persuaded
14)

What does Florentino tell his mistress he is going to do? (from Chapter 6)

Marry
Die from cholera
Leave her
Choose a new mistress
15)

Who assists Dr. Urbino in the courting process? (from Chapter 3)

Florentino
Marco Aurelio Urbino
Widow Nazaret
Lorenzo Daza
16)

Why does Florentino fear that death will end his plans to win Fermina's heart? (from Chapter 5)

They are both aging
Death always ruins the plans of love
She is very ill
He is very ill
17)

Who is Florentino's current mistress? (from Chapter 6)

America Vicuna
Olimpia Zuleta
Fermina
Widow Nazaret
18)

Where does Fermina spy Florentino sitting in chapter four? (from Chapter 4)

At the riverboat company
At the poetic festival
On the bench where he sat when he courted her
In the marketplace
19)

What prevents Florentino from continuing to visit Fermina on a weekly basis? (from Chapter 6)

Broken leg
Broken ankle
Fermina's children
Fermina herself
20)

What can be found in the river that made navigation quite difficult? (from Chapter 6)

Trees
Sandbars
Animals
Bodies
21)

Why does Florentino lose this position? (from Chapter 4)

He sleeps with his uncle's wife
He has intestinal issues that make it difficult to work
He never shows up to work
All of his writing sounds like a love letter
22)

What does the term disfigured mean? (from Chapter 5)

To mar the appearance of someone
Unspoiled
To stain
To enhance the appearance of someone
23)

Which event would Florentino and Dr. Urbino most likely have crossed paths? (from Chapter 4)

Government meeting
Riverboat convention
Art show
Medical Convention
24)

How many lovers is Florentino left with at the time Dr. Urbino dies? (from Chapter 5)

5
2
1
600
25)

Which of the following is NOT a step that Dr. Juvenal Urbino takes to help stop the spread of cholera? (from Chapter 3)

Sewage treatment facilities
Covered sewers
Quarantining suspected cholera patients
Separate market place from the dump
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