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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long were Fermina and Dr. Urbino away on their second honeymoon?
(a) 2 months
(b) 3 months
(c) 2 years
(d) 3 years

2. What job does Florentino use to support himself when he first sees Fermina Daza?
(a) Riverboat driver
(b) Riverboat trash collector
(c) Post office delivery
(d) Post office master general

3. Which term best describes how Florentino lost his virginity?
(a) Unwilling but persuaded
(b) Rape
(c) Consensual
(d) Voluntary

4. What does the incessant ringing of the church bells indicate?
(a) Someone important has died
(b) It is time for Mass
(c) Return to homes, there is danger
(d) Anyone has died

5. Who is Hildebranda Sanchez?
(a) Florentino's cousin
(b) Florentino's lover
(c) Fermina's cousin
(d) Fermina's friend

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Florentino go to because Fermina always announces the winners?

2. Which word best describes the narrator in this novel?

3. How long is the mule trek on which Fermina goes with her father?

4. What does Dr. Urbino see perched on rooftops throughout the city?

5. How many years pass between the rejection at the market place and Florentino's repeated vows upon the death of her husband?

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