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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character said the following "Love is ridiculous at our age, but at theirs it is revolting"?
(a) Dr. Lorenzo Daza
(b) Dr. Juvenal Urbino
(c) Dr. Ofelia Urbino
(d) Dr. Urbino Daza

2. What helped Fermina through her grief?
(a) Florentino's lectures
(b) Florentino's mediations
(c) Florentino's presence
(d) Florentino's love

3. What does the term disfigured mean?
(a) To stain
(b) Unspoiled
(c) To mar the appearance of someone
(d) To enhance the appearance of someone

4. What does the term odious mean as used to describe Fermina's mother-in-law in chapter four?
(a) Deserving to be hated
(b) Lovable
(c) Attracted
(d) Mild dislike

5. How long does Florentino continue to write to Fermina?
(a) Three months
(b) Three years
(c) One year
(d) One month

6. Which of the following events does NOT make Fermina more lost to Florentino than she had ever been according to Florentino?
(a) Rejecting him
(b) Married
(c) Pregnant
(d) Interested in him

7. What does Florentino resolve to become in order to win Fermina?
(a) A successful writer/poet
(b) A personal success
(c) Rich and wealthy
(d) A fabulous lover

8. Which of the following characters was murdered?
(a) America Vicuna
(b) Dr. Urbino
(c) Leona Cassiani
(d) Olimpia Zuleta

9. Which of the following means the same as mortal as it is used in this chapter?
(a) Deadly
(b) Worldly
(c) Earthly
(d) Human Being

10. Which of the following terms does NOT describe the arrangement between Dr. Urbino and Fermina while she lived with her cousin?
(a) Estranged
(b) Alienated
(c) United
(d) Separated

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

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

13. Which of the following is something Fermina did NOT burn?
(a) Letters from Florentino
(b) Furniture
(c) Suits
(d) Fires

14. Fermina's miserable feelings leads her to ask for what?
(a) Another child
(b) A liaison with Florention
(c) A second honeymoon
(d) A divorce

15. What is Florentino's nickname for Fermina?
(a) Goddess
(b) Beautiful Goddess
(c) Crowned Goddess
(d) Crowned Glory

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is true about Florentino?

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

3. How did Dr. Urbino and Fermina travel to deliver the letter from the Governor?

4. How many lovers is Florentino left with at the time Dr. Urbino dies?

5. Which character has the more optimistic view of aging?

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