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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Florentino as he waits for a response to his letter from Fermina?
(a) None, he stays quite healthy
(b) He has green vomit and fainting spells
(c) He has just diarrhea
(d) He has diarrhea, green vomit and fainting spells

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

3. What is Juvenal Urbino's profession?
(a) Government official
(b) Doctor
(c) Artist
(d) Photographer

4. What is Fermina's reply when Florentino finally proposes marriage?
(a) Very, well, I will marry you if you promise not to make me eat eggplant
(b) Very well, I will marry you if you promise to be faithful
(c) Very well, I will marry you if you promise not to make me eat eggs
(d) Very well, I will marry you if you promise me everlasting love

5. What "punishment" was inflicted upon Dr. Urbino during the argument over the soap in the bathroom?
(a) Fermina moved out of the bedroom
(b) Had to move out of the house
(c) Had to move out of the bedroom
(d) Fermina left the house

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What expansion has the fire department made as a direct result of his own civic contributions?

4. Why did his lover help him?

5. What does Fermina return to Florentino with the note saying she will not marry him?

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