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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which word best describes the narrator in this novel?
(a) Omniscient
(b) Omnipotent
(c) Omnipresent
(d) Omnithought

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

4. Why was Dr. Urbino called to de Saint-Amour's home?
(a) To treat him for an illness
(b) To play chess
(c) To certify his death
(d) To treat his wife

5. What does the one letter which Florentino delivers to Fermina pledge?
(a) Perfect admiration and everlasting lust
(b) Perfect fidelity and everlasting love
(c) Perfect lust and everlasting admiration
(d) Perfect love and everlasting fidelity

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Fermina's reply when Florentino finally proposes marriage?

2. In what way do the hymns which Florentino is playing during Mass change during his period of illness?

3. What did de Saint-Amour leave for Dr. Urbino?

4. Which word best describes the recounting of the narrator in this novel?

5. What "punishment" was inflicted upon Dr. Urbino during the argument over the soap in the bathroom?

(see the answer key)

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