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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is an antonym for the word ignominious as it is used to describe the manner of Dr. Urbino's death?
(a) Humilating
(b) Honorable
(c) Embarrassing
(d) Reprehensible

2. What event within the household prevents Dr. Urbino from getting his siesta?
(a) Death of his friend
(b) Argument with his wife
(c) Visit from his children
(d) Escaped family parrot

3. What did de Saint-Amour vow to do when he reached the age of sixty?
(a) Take a lover
(b) Take his own life
(c) Marry a new woman
(d) Divorce his wife

4. Which of the following is NOT a step that Dr. Juvenal Urbino takes to help stop the spread of cholera?
(a) Sewage treatment facilities
(b) Covered sewers
(c) Separate market place from the dump
(d) Quarantining suspected cholera patients

5. Who assists Dr. Urbino in the courting process?
(a) Lorenzo Daza
(b) Florentino
(c) Widow Nazaret
(d) Marco Aurelio Urbino

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which word best describes the narrator in this novel?

3. What does Florentino think has cleared his mind of Fermina Daza?

4. Who helps to aid the communication between Fermina and Florentino?

5. How many years were Fermina and Dr. Urbino married when the soap in the bathroom incident occurred?

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