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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To what is Florentino a patron?
(a) Cultural events
(b) Dr. Urbino
(c) Riverboat company
(d) Brothels

4. How long were Fermina and Dr. Urbino away on their second honeymoon?
(a) 2 months
(b) 3 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 3 months

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

6. How many children did Fermina have?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 0
(d) 3

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

8. Which of the following characters is a cousin to Fermina?
(a) Florentino
(b) De Saint-Amour
(c) Sanchez
(d) Marquez

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

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

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

12. What does Florentino tell his uncle is the only thing he cares about?
(a) Fermina
(b) Work
(c) Writing
(d) Love

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

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

15. Who finally gives in and ends the estrangement of Fermina living with her cousin?
(a) Hildebranda Sanchez
(b) Dr. Urbino
(c) Fermina
(d) Florentino

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which description best fits Fermina's view of love?

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

4. What does Florentino pledge to Fermina?

5. Which of the following means the same as mortal as it is used in this chapter?

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