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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 Fermina's father take her on a mule trek?
(a) He wants to get to know Florentino
(b) He wants to spend time with his daughter before she is married
(c) He does not approve of the marriage
(d) He wants to give her one last adventure before she marries

2. Which word best describes the recounting of the narrator in this novel?
(a) Dispassionate
(b) Fiery
(c) Unfair
(d) Biased

3. What is Fermina's reply when Florentino finally proposes marriage?
(a) Very well, I will marry you if you promise to be faithful
(b) Very well, I will marry you if you promise not to make me eat eggs
(c) Very, well, I will marry you if you promise not to make me eat eggplant
(d) Very well, I will marry you if you promise me everlasting love

4. While in the marketplace, Fermina bargains over fabric for what?
(a) Marriage sheets
(b) Clothing
(c) Pillows
(d) Wedding dress

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else died in the same manner as de Saint-Amour?

2. Why does Dr. Urbino feel offended by what de Saint-Amour leaves for him?

3. When did Florentino stop living with his mother?

4. How many years were Fermina and Dr. Urbino married when the soap in the bathroom incident occurred?

5. What is Juvenal Urbino's profession?

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