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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 something Fermina did NOT burn?
(a) Letters from Florentino
(b) Suits
(c) Fires
(d) Furniture

2. 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

3. Which of the following means the same as impertinence?
(a) Reverence
(b) Respect
(c) Deference
(d) Insolence

4. What does Florentino call his clandestine liaisons with many different women?
(a) Solitary loving
(b) Companion hunting
(c) Solitary hunting
(d) Companion loving

5. Which of the following is NOT an event that Fermina regularly complains about plaguing her in chapter four?
(a) Boring routine
(b) Mother-in-law
(c) Formality of the household
(d) Florentino's letters

6. At what event do Fermina and Florentino next meet face to face?
(a) Market Place
(b) Two days after the anniversary Mass for Dr. Urbino's death
(c) In Fermina's home
(d) One-year anniversary Mass for Dr. Urbino's death

7. How many people were on the boat at the end of the story?
(a) 4
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 3

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

9. What does Florentino pledge to Fermina?
(a) Eternal love and everlasting fidelity
(b) Eternal love and everlasting sex
(c) Eternal fidelity and everlasting love
(d) Love and sexual adventures

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

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

12. Which description best fits Fermina's view of love?
(a) Pragmatic
(b) Idealistic
(c) Foolish
(d) Impractical

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

14. Which position was Florentino demoted to by his uncle?
(a) Writing business letters for his uncle
(b) Trash collector
(c) Riverboat captain
(d) Mail clerk

15. Who is Florentino's current mistress?
(a) Widow Nazaret
(b) America Vicuna
(c) Olimpia Zuleta
(d) Fermina

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Florentino fear that death will end his plans to win Fermina's heart?

2. What were Dr. Urbino and Fermina celebrating at the beginning of chapter five?

3. Which of the following is an antonym for steadfast as it is used in chapter four?

4. What does the incessant ringing of the church bells indicate?

5. Which of the following characters committed suicide?

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