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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vision did Florentino give up in regard to Fermina?
(a) Marrying her
(b) Showering her with gold and treasure
(c) Making her pregnant
(d) Writing to her

2. Why was Dr. Urbino called to de Saint-Amour's home?
(a) To treat him for an illness
(b) To treat his wife
(c) To play chess
(d) To certify his death

3. How long has Florentino been in love with Fermina by the end of chapter five?
(a) 20 years
(b) 70 years
(c) 50 years
(d) 30 years

4. Which of the following is NOT an event that Fermina regularly complains about plaguing her in chapter four?
(a) Boring routine
(b) Formality of the household
(c) Mother-in-law
(d) Florentino's letters

5. What is Fermina's reply when Florentino finally proposes marriage?
(a) Very, well, I will marry you if you promise not to make me eat eggplant
(b) Very well, I will marry you if you promise me everlasting love
(c) Very well, I will marry you if you promise to be faithful
(d) Very well, I will marry you if you promise not to make me eat eggs

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Florentino write on Olimpia Zuleta?

2. How could Dr. Urbino diagnose what killed the many corpses they see dotting the countryside from the air?

3. Which of the following characters is a cousin to Fermina?

4. How many people were on the boat at the end of the story?

5. Why had the school expelled Fermina Daza?

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