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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 a definition for inamorata?
(a) Woman whom somebody loves
(b) Woman who loves a man
(c) Man whom somebody loves
(d) Man who loves a woman

2. Where is the first place that Fermina Daza and Florentino come face to face?
(a) A church Mass
(b) Outside her school
(c) At her father's office
(d) Christmas Eve Mass

3. What had Dr. Urbino's father introduced which helped to curb a large cholera epidemic?
(a) Sewage treatment facilities
(b) Sanitized water
(c) Vaccinations
(d) Public health measures

4. 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) Asylum
(c) Retreat
(d) Harbor

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did his lover help him?

2. How old is Fermina when she returns from her trek?

3. Which of the following characters was obsessed with cholera?

4. How long is the mule trek on which Fermina goes with her father?

5. Who besides telegraph operators helps Fermina communicate with Florentino?

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