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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the best definition of a refuge as it is used to describe Widow Nazaret coming to live with Florentino and his mother?
(a) Protection
(b) Asylum
(c) Retreat
(d) Harbor

2. Which of the following is true about Florentino?
(a) He has given up trying to become a writing
(b) He is in love with Olimpia Zuleta
(c) He remains a trash collector
(d) Believes he is upholding his vows to Fermina

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"?
(a) Evocative
(b) Recurring
(c) Poignant
(d) Lingering

4. What does Florentino pledge to Fermina?
(a) Eternal fidelity and everlasting love
(b) Eternal love and everlasting fidelity
(c) Love and sexual adventures
(d) Eternal love and everlasting sex

5. Who else died in the same manner as de Saint-Amour?
(a) Mister Woodrow Wilson, his cat
(b) Dr. Juvenal Urbino
(c) His lover and caretaker
(d) Mister Woodrow Wilson, his dog

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did de Saint-Amour make this vow?

2. How many pages of love declarations has Florentino been writing to Fermina without her knowledge?

3. Which of the following is an antonym for steadfast as it is used in chapter four?

4. Which description below best fits Lorenzo Daza as a business man?

5. What expansion has the fire department made as a direct result of his own civic contributions?

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