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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dr. Urbino feel offended by what de Saint-Amour leaves for him?
(a) He is upset that he could not stop his death
(b) He is offended by the secrets kept
(c) He is upset that he killed himself
(d) He is upset that he knew someone with a shady past

2. Who helps to aid the communication between Fermina and Florentino?
(a) Fermina's aunt
(b) Florentino's mother
(c) Florentino's uncle
(d) Fermina's sister

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

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

5. How do Florentino and Fermina correspond while she is on her trek?
(a) Texting
(b) Letters
(c) Telephone
(d) Telegraph

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a step that Dr. Juvenal Urbino takes to help stop the spread of cholera?

4. How old is Florentino in chapter one of this novel?

5. Which term best describes how Florentino lost his virginity?

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