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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. While in the marketplace, Fermina bargains over fabric for what?
(a) Pillows
(b) Clothing
(c) Marriage sheets
(d) Wedding dress

3. What is the name of the harbor town that is the setting for this novel?
(a) Hildebranda
(b) Columbia
(c) Nameless
(d) Paris

4. How long has Florentino been in love with Fermina by the end of chapter five?
(a) 50 years
(b) 70 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 20 years

5. Why does Fermina's father take her on a mule trek?
(a) He wants to get to know Florentino
(b) He does not approve of the marriage
(c) He wants to give her one last adventure before she marries
(d) He wants to spend time with his daughter before she is married

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Fermina Daza when Dr. Urbino meets her?

2. Which of the following is the best synonym for cosmopolitan as it is used to describe Paris?

3. What does Florentino place in the river to float away like the corpses?

4. What are the bodies which Florentino sees floating in the river victims of?

5. Where does Fermina spy Florentino sitting in chapter four?

(see the answer key)

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