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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did de Saint-Amour vow to do when he reached the age of sixty?
(a) Divorce his wife
(b) Marry a new woman
(c) Take a lover
(d) Take his own life

2. How did Juvenal Urbino know Jeremiah de Saint-Amour?
(a) They were lovers
(b) They played chess
(c) He bought art from him
(d) He photographed him

3. What is Fermina's reply when Florentino finally proposes marriage?
(a) Very well, I will marry you if you promise me everlasting love
(b) Very, well, I will marry you if you promise not to make me eat eggplant
(c) Very well, I will marry you if you promise not to make me eat eggs
(d) Very well, I will marry you if you promise to be faithful

4. How many years were Fermina and Dr. Urbino married when the soap in the bathroom incident occurred?
(a) 20
(b) 5
(c) 15
(d) 30

5. Which of the following is the best definition for the term paradoxically as used to describe the narrator's telling of the trivial matters of domestic life that nearly caused the strong bond between husband and wife to disintegrate?
(a) Something absurd or contradictory
(b) Self-contradictory statement
(c) Surprising
(d) Person of opposites

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Fermina Daza attend school?

2. Which of the following is not a type of communication Florentino and Fermina shared during their two year correspondence?

3. What is Juvenal Urbino's profession?

4. How does Fermina treat Florentino when she comes face to face with him in the market place?

5. What was Jeremiah de Saint-Amour's profession?

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