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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many publishers expressed an interest in publishing Florentino's book, which he entitled A Lover's Companion?
(a) 1
(b) 0
(c) 2
(d) 3

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

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

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

5. As they look down at the countryside, what do Dr. Urbino and Fermina see dotting the countryside?
(a) Trees
(b) Bodies
(c) Many wild animals
(d) Civil war battles

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

7. How could Dr. Urbino diagnose what killed the many corpses they see dotting the countryside from the air?
(a) He can see the ravages of cholera
(b) He can see a mortal wound in the back of each neck
(c) He can see the bullets flying and hitting men
(d) He can see the signs of tuberculosis

8. What happened to the riverbanks they saw as they sailed down the river?
(a) Deforestation
(b) Littered with bodies
(c) Drought
(d) Flooding

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

10. Which of the following is an antonym for steadfast as it is used in chapter four?
(a) Unwavering
(b) Reliable
(c) Inconstant
(d) Firm

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the term odious mean as used to describe Fermina's mother-in-law in chapter four?

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

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

4. What event does Florentino go to because Fermina always announces the winners?

5. Who finally gives in and ends the estrangement of Fermina living with her cousin?

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