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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who assists Dr. Urbino in the courting process?
(a) Widow Nazaret
(b) Lorenzo Daza
(c) Florentino
(d) Marco Aurelio Urbino

2. Which of the following two "crimes" did de Saint-Amour confess to in his final letter?
(a) Cannibalism and fleeing a life sentence in prison
(b) Cannibalism and stealing
(c) Stealing and prostitution
(d) Stealing and fleeing a life sentence in prison

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

4. Which of the following events does NOT make Fermina more lost to Florentino than she had ever been according to Florentino?
(a) Pregnant
(b) Married
(c) Interested in him
(d) Rejecting him

5. What does Dr. Urbino see perched on rooftops throughout the city?
(a) Ravens
(b) Pigeons
(c) Eagles
(d) Vultures

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the fete Dr. Urbino and Fermina attended devastated by?

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

3. 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"?

4. What does Florentino tell his uncle is the only thing he cares about?

5. How old is Florentino in chapter one of this novel?

(see the answer key)

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