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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Florentino tell his uncle is the only thing he cares about?
(a) Fermina
(b) Love
(c) Work
(d) Writing

2. Which of the following is the best definition of a refuge as it is used to describe Widow Nazaret coming to live with Florentino and his mother?
(a) Protection
(b) Harbor
(c) Asylum
(d) Retreat

3. Who moves in with Florentino and his mother when he returns home from his post in the mountains?
(a) A soldier of the civil war
(b) His father
(c) Ferina Daza
(d) A widow

4. How did de Saint-Amour kill himself?
(a) Gold cyanide
(b) Hanging
(c) Gunshot
(d) Overdose of medication

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why had Florentino maintained his virginity even through his days at the brothel?

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

3. What is Florentino's first position at the riverboat company?

4. Who is Hildebranda Sanchez?

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

(see the answer key)

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