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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the first place that Fermina Daza and Florentino come face to face?
(a) At her father's office
(b) A church Mass
(c) Outside her school
(d) Christmas Eve Mass

2. What event within the household prevents Dr. Urbino from getting his siesta?
(a) Escaped family parrot
(b) Argument with his wife
(c) Visit from his children
(d) Death of his friend

3. How long is the mule trek on which Fermina goes with her father?
(a) 18 Days
(b) 18 Years
(c) 18 Months
(d) 18 Weeks

4. What is Juvenal Urbino's profession?
(a) Photographer
(b) Artist
(c) Government official
(d) Doctor

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is an antonym for the word ignominious as it is used to describe the manner of Dr. Urbino's death?

2. How many years were Fermina and Dr. Urbino married when the soap in the bathroom incident occurred?

3. Why does Dr. Urbino feel offended by what de Saint-Amour leaves for him?

4. How many years pass between the rejection at the market place and Florentino's repeated vows upon the death of her husband?

5. How does Dr. Urbino feel when he awakes from his sleep?

(see the answer key)

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