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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is meant by the term cultivates as used in chapter five?
(a) To break up soil with a toll or machine
(b) To work land or prepare soil for growing crops
(c) To develop acquaintance with somebody
(d) To improve or develop something

2. 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) Asylum
(b) Harbor
(c) Protection
(d) Retreat

3. Who besides telegraph operators helps Fermina communicate with Florentino?
(a) Florentino's cousin
(b) Fermina's uncle
(c) Fermina's cousin
(d) Florentino's uncle

4. Where does Fermina spy Florentino sitting in chapter four?
(a) At the riverboat company
(b) On the bench where he sat when he courted her
(c) In the marketplace
(d) At the poetic festival

5. Why did Dr. Urbino's death cause much grief and an official time of mourning?
(a) Because of the way he died
(b) Because of his standing in the community
(c) Because of who his wife was
(d) Because of the events of his life

Short Answer Questions

1. What other event earlier in the novel lead to a disagreement with Fermina and Dr. Urbino?

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

3. What vision did Florentino give up in regard to Fermina?

4. How long has Florentino been in love with Fermina by the end of chapter five?

5. Which of the following is NOT an event that Fermina regularly complains about plaguing her in chapter four?

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