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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Dr. Urbino study?
(a) America
(b) Bogota
(c) Paris
(d) Madrid

2. What does Dr. Urbino see perched on rooftops throughout the city?
(a) Vultures
(b) Eagles
(c) Pigeons
(d) Ravens

3. What event will Dr. Urbino be attending which he would like to take a siesta before he must get ready for?
(a) Gold Mass for a friend
(b) Gold anniversary gala for a former student
(c) Silver anniversary gala for a former student
(d) Silver Mass for a friend

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

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

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

7. How do Florentino and Fermina correspond while she is on her trek?
(a) Telegraph
(b) Letters
(c) Telephone
(d) Texting

8. Which of the following characters was the father to the man who fell off of the ladder?
(a) Dr. Marco Aurelio Urbino
(b) Dr. Fermina Daza
(c) Dr. Florentino Ariza
(d) Dr. Juvenal Urbino

9. What are Dr. Urbino's last words in reference to?
(a) His love for his wife
(b) Seeing his dreams had come true
(c) Cursing the parrot
(d) Anger at his foolishness

10. Which description below best fits Lorenzo Daza as a business man?
(a) Questionable
(b) Criminal
(c) Ethical
(d) Without reproach

11. Which of the following is a definition for inamorata?
(a) Woman whom somebody loves
(b) Man who loves a woman
(c) Woman who loves a man
(d) Man whom somebody loves

12. Which word best describes the narrator in this novel?
(a) Omnipresent
(b) Omnithought
(c) Omniscient
(d) Omnipotent

13. Where does Transito send Florentino when he learns of her engagement to Dr. Urbino?
(a) To fight in the civil war
(b) To a writing retreat
(c) To become the captain of his uncle's river boat
(d) On a river voyage to take up a post in the mountains

14. What type of communication do Florentino and Fermina have at their first face to face meeting?
(a) Physical only
(b) None
(c) Verbal only
(d) Verbal and physical

15. Where does Fermina Daza attend school?
(a) All girls school
(b) No school
(c) Private school
(d) Public school

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Dr. Urbino called to de Saint-Amour's home?

2. What event within the household prevents Dr. Urbino from getting his siesta?

3. What did de Saint-Amour leave for Dr. Urbino?

4. What "punishment" was inflicted upon Dr. Urbino during the argument over the soap in the bathroom?

5. How does Fermina treat Florentino when she comes face to face with him in the market place?

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