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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lorenzo hope will happen on the mule trek?
(a) She will forget about Florentino
(b) She will support him
(c) She will take over his business
(d) She will become a woman

2. How many children did Fermina have?
(a) 0
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1

3. Which of the following is NOT an event that Fermina regularly complains about plaguing her in chapter four?
(a) Boring routine
(b) Formality of the household
(c) Florentino's letters
(d) Mother-in-law

4. How many long term liaisons does Florentino describe having?
(a) 52
(b) 222
(c) 622
(d) 2

5. Why does Fermina's father take her on a mule trek?
(a) He wants to give her one last adventure before she marries
(b) He does not approve of the marriage
(c) He wants to spend time with his daughter before she is married
(d) He wants to get to know Florentino

Short Answer Questions

1. How did de Saint-Amour kill himself?

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

3. Which word best describes the narrator in this novel?

4. Fermina's miserable feelings leads her to ask for what?

5. Why did his lover help him?

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