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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following characters was the father to the man who fell off of the ladder?
(a) Dr. Juvenal Urbino
(b) Dr. Fermina Daza
(c) Dr. Florentino Ariza
(d) Dr. Marco Aurelio Urbino

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

4. 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

5. Which of the following is a definition for inamorata?
(a) Woman who loves a man
(b) Man who loves a woman
(c) Man whom somebody loves
(d) Woman whom somebody loves

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lorenzo hope will happen on the mule trek?

2. How did Juvenal Urbino know Jeremiah de Saint-Amour?

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

4. What is Juvenal Urbino's profession?

5. How does Fermina treat Florentino when she comes face to face with him in the market place?

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