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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what circumstances does Dr. Urbino meet Fermina Daza?
(a) She calls him to treat her sick father
(b) He is called as she shows signs of cholera
(c) Her father introduces them hoping they will marry
(d) He treats her for a broken ankle

2. How many pages of love declarations has Florentino been writing to Fermina without her knowledge?
(a) 80
(b) 70
(c) 600
(d) 60

3. Which of the following is the best synonym for cosmopolitan as it is used to describe Paris?
(a) Mixed
(b) Insular
(c) International
(d) Sophisticated

4. How did Juvenal Urbino know Jeremiah de Saint-Amour?
(a) He photographed him
(b) They played chess
(c) He bought art from him
(d) They were lovers

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Fermina Daza when Dr. Urbino meets her?

2. What is Juvenal Urbino's profession?

3. Which term best describes how Florentino lost his virginity?

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

5. Why had Florentino maintained his virginity even through his days at the brothel?

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