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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Transito send Florentino when he learns of her engagement to Dr. Urbino?
(a) To fight in the civil war
(b) To a writing retreat
(c) To become the captain of his uncle's river boat
(d) On a river voyage to take up a post in the mountains

2. What did de Saint-Amour leave for Dr. Urbino?
(a) A letter
(b) A pet
(c) A treasure
(d) A chessboard

3. What happens to Florentino as he waits for a response to his letter from Fermina?
(a) None, he stays quite healthy
(b) He has just diarrhea
(c) He has green vomit and fainting spells
(d) He has diarrhea, green vomit and fainting spells

4. Why had the school expelled Fermina Daza?
(a) Having sex with Florentino
(b) Writing love notes to Florentino
(c) Agreeing to marry before she is of age
(d) Not completing her work

5. Who moves in with Florentino and his mother when he returns home from his post in the mountains?
(a) Ferina Daza
(b) His father
(c) A soldier of the civil war
(d) A widow

Short Answer Questions

1. What event will Dr. Urbino be attending which he would like to take a siesta before he must get ready for?

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

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

4. Which of the following provides the best synonym for haunting as it is used in this part of a sentence: "From Florentino's days of haunting the brothel"?

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

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