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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a type of communication Florentino and Fermina shared during their two year correspondence?
(a) Verbal
(b) Romantic
(c) Short and simple
(d) Poetic

2. Which of the following is a definition for inamorata?
(a) Woman who loves a man
(b) Woman whom somebody loves
(c) Man who loves a woman
(d) Man whom somebody loves

3. How old is Fermina Daza when Florentino sees her for the first time?
(a) 14
(b) 15
(c) 12
(d) 13

4. What was the fete Dr. Urbino and Fermina attended devastated by?
(a) Drought
(b) Hurricane
(c) Winds
(d) Torrential rain

5. In what way do the hymns which Florentino is playing during Mass change during his period of illness?
(a) He plays them at a much more rapid pace
(b) They begin to sound more like love waltzes
(c) They begin to include many errors
(d) He plays them out of tune

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the narrator?

4. Why was Dr. Urbino called to de Saint-Amour's home?

5. Which of the following words best describes how Fermina Daza acted during the funeral and wake for her husband?

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