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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Florentino write on the wife who was murdered by her husband?
(a) Leg
(b) Sexual organs
(c) Stomach
(d) Arm

2. Which of the following is the best definition for clandestine as it is used in chapter four?
(a) Serreptitious
(b) Underground and unknown
(c) Needing to be concealed or secret
(d) Open

3. Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of the type of material Fermina Daza includes in the three page letter she writes to Florentino?
(a) Aggravation
(b) Relief
(c) Irritation
(d) Insults

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

5. How many lovers is Florentino left with at the time Dr. Urbino dies?
(a) 600
(b) 1
(c) 5
(d) 2

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

7. Which of the following descriptions best describes how Fermina's daughter feels about her relationship with Florentino?
(a) Harmless
(b) Ridiculous
(c) Revolting
(d) Inspiring

8. Which of the following is true about Florentino?
(a) He remains a trash collector
(b) Believes he is upholding his vows to Fermina
(c) He is in love with Olimpia Zuleta
(d) He has given up trying to become a writing

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

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

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

12. Where does Fermina spy Florentino sitting in chapter four?
(a) At the riverboat company
(b) In the marketplace
(c) On the bench where he sat when he courted her
(d) At the poetic festival

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

14. What does the term aplomb mean?
(a) Unsure
(b) Self-confident
(c) Awkwardness
(d) Styled

15. How does Florentino suffer physically after he is thrown out of Fermina's home?
(a) Intestinal unpleasantness
(b) Broken ankle
(c) Cholera
(d) Broken spine

Short Answer Questions

1. What other event earlier in the novel lead to a disagreement with Fermina and Dr. Urbino?

2. Which event would Florentino and Dr. Urbino most likely have crossed paths?

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

4. What prevents Florentino from continuing to visit Fermina on a weekly basis?

5. Which of the following items did she NOT auction off?

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