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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following descriptions best describes how Fermina's daughter feels about her relationship with Florentino?
(a) Harmless
(b) Revolting
(c) Inspiring
(d) Ridiculous

2. Which of the following is not a type of communication Florentino and Fermina shared during their two year correspondence?
(a) Poetic
(b) Verbal
(c) Short and simple
(d) Romantic

3. What is Juvenal Urbino's profession?
(a) Artist
(b) Photographer
(c) Doctor
(d) Government official

4. Which character in the story felt that old age held no promise and no joy?
(a) Lorenzo Daza
(b) Jeremiah de Saint-Amour
(c) Florentino
(d) Dr. Juvenal Urbino

5. How many lovers is Florentino left with at the time Dr. Urbino dies?
(a) 1
(b) 5
(c) 600
(d) 2

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the best synonym for cosmopolitan as it is used to describe Paris?

2. Who moves in with Florentino and his mother when he returns home from his post in the mountains?

3. Which character said the following "Love is ridiculous at our age, but at theirs it is revolting"?

4. What does Fermina return to Florentino with the note saying she will not marry him?

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

(see the answer key)

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