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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Self-contradictory statement
(b) Person of opposites
(c) Surprising
(d) Something absurd or contradictory

4. What was Jeremiah de Saint-Amour's profession?
(a) Artist
(b) Photographer
(c) Government official
(d) Doctor

5. Why did de Saint-Amour make this vow?
(a) To avoid suffering the ravages of old age
(b) To become a happier person
(c) Because he was disabled
(d) To please his lover

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Dr. Urbino in chapter one of this novel?

2. Why did Dr. Urbino's death cause much grief and an official time of mourning?

3. What is Juvenal Urbino's profession?

4. What event within the household prevents Dr. Urbino from getting his siesta?

5. What did de Saint-Amour vow to do when he reached the age of sixty?

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