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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do Florentino's work and violin play suffer?
(a) Rejection
(b) Lovesickness
(c) Physical illness
(d) Laziness

3. What did Florentino write on Olimpia Zuleta?
(a) Florentino was here
(b) This pussy is mine
(c) Mine
(d) All mine

4. Why does Dr. Urbino feel offended by what de Saint-Amour leaves for him?
(a) He is offended by the secrets kept
(b) He is upset that he killed himself
(c) He is upset that he could not stop his death
(d) He is upset that he knew someone with a shady past

5. Which event in chapter five is used to demonstrate that Fermina and Dr. Urbino's serious troubles are distant and insignificant?
(a) The balloon ride after delivering the letter
(b) Florentino's declaration of love to Fermina
(c) The balloon ride to deliver the letter
(d) Florentino's seduction of the underage relative

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Florentino have to request a different day to meet Fermina?

2. What had Dr. Urbino's father introduced which helped to curb a large cholera epidemic?

3. While in the marketplace, Fermina bargains over fabric for what?

4. How did Juvenal Urbino know Jeremiah de Saint-Amour?

5. What did Fermina Daza do with the furniture?

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