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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a plague that affected people in this time period in Columbia?
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) Civil War
(c) Cholera
(d) AIDS

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

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

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

5. The balloon trip to San Juan de la Cienega was the country's first attempt at what?
(a) Hot air balloon travel
(b) Airmail delivery
(c) Flight
(d) Blimp travel

6. What does Florentino tell his mistress he is going to do?
(a) Choose a new mistress
(b) Marry
(c) Leave her
(d) Die from cholera

7. What physical injury caused Dr. Urbino's death?
(a) Heart attack
(b) Broken neck
(c) Broken spine
(d) Impalement

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

9. How does Fermina feel as she thinks about Florentino's announcement at the vigil for Dr. Urbino?
(a) Rage
(b) Longing
(c) Sadness
(d) Relief

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

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

12. Why does Florentino lose this position?
(a) All of his writing sounds like a love letter
(b) He sleeps with his uncle's wife
(c) He never shows up to work
(d) He has intestinal issues that make it difficult to work

13. For how long does Florentino suffer before he finds a letter from Fermina on his stoop?
(a) 2 weeks
(b) 3 weeks
(c) 4 weeks
(d) 1 week

14. Which character has the more optimistic view of aging?
(a) Marquez
(b) De Saint-Amour
(c) Florentino
(d) Fermina Daza

15. What is meant by the term cultivates as used in chapter five?
(a) To work land or prepare soil for growing crops
(b) To break up soil with a toll or machine
(c) To improve or develop something
(d) To develop acquaintance with somebody

Short Answer Questions

1. How many publishers expressed an interest in publishing Florentino's book, which he entitled A Lover's Companion?

2. What did Florentino write on Olimpia Zuleta?

3. How does Florentino suffer physically after he is thrown out of Fermina's home?

4. How long does Florentino continue to write to Fermina?

5. From which medical condition did Florentino suffer in this chapter?

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