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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) His illness prevented him from taking a mate
(b) He was saving himself for Fermina
(c) He was impotent
(d) He was afraid of women

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

3. What was Jeremiah de Saint-Amour's profession?
(a) Government official
(b) Photographer
(c) Artist
(d) Doctor

4. 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 upset that he killed himself
(c) He is upset that he knew someone with a shady past
(d) He is offended by the secrets kept

5. What is the name of the harbor town that is the setting for this novel?
(a) Nameless
(b) Paris
(c) Columbia
(d) Hildebranda

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a synonym for paramour?

2. What does the one letter which Florentino delivers to Fermina pledge?

3. Where does Transito send Florentino when he learns of her engagement to Dr. Urbino?

4. Which of the following was Florentino's mother?

5. When did Florentino stop living with his mother?

(see the answer key)

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