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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why had Florentino maintained his virginity even through his days at the brothel?
(a) He was impotent
(b) His illness prevented him from taking a mate
(c) He was saving himself for Fermina
(d) He was afraid of women

2. Which term best describes how Florentino lost his virginity?
(a) Consensual
(b) Rape
(c) Unwilling but persuaded
(d) Voluntary

3. 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. Marco Aurelio Urbino
(d) Dr. Florentino Ariza

4. 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) Embarrassing
(b) Humilating
(c) Reprehensible
(d) Honorable

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When did Florentino stop living with his mother?

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

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

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

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