View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following terms does NOT describe the arrangement between Dr. Urbino and Fermina while she lived with her cousin?
(a) Alienated
(b) United
(c) Estranged
(d) Separated

3. Where do the rumors indicate that Fermina has fled when she leaves the city?
(a) A hospital for the rich
(b) To another country
(c) Her cousin's house
(d) To the countryside

4. What did Fermina Daza do with the furniture?
(a) Burnt them
(b) Destroyed them
(c) Gave them to her children
(d) Auctioned them off

5. What makes Florentino have to request a different day to meet Fermina?
(a) Diarrhea
(b) Cholera
(c) Fermina's children
(d) Fermina's attitude toward him

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

7. Which of the following is a synonym for rumination as it is used in chapter four?
(a) Letters
(b) Reflection
(c) Love letters
(d) Mantra

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

9. What were Dr. Urbino and Fermina celebrating at the beginning of chapter five?
(a) Being in love
(b) Beginning of a new century
(c) Anniversary
(d) Beginning of a new decade

10. In what way was Leona Cassiani important to Florentino?
(a) Confidante
(b) Employer
(c) Writer
(d) Lover

11. Fermina's miserable feelings leads her to ask for what?
(a) A liaison with Florention
(b) A divorce
(c) A second honeymoon
(d) Another child

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

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

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

15. Where is Florentino when the church bells toll indicating Dr. Urbino is dead?
(a) At Fermina's home
(b) In a private cabin behind the riverboat company
(c) At home in bed with America
(d) Driving the riverboat

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Fermina spy Florentino sitting in chapter four?

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

4. What color would the flag ships fly to indicate someone on board suffered from cholera?

5. As they look down at the countryside, what do Dr. Urbino and Fermina see dotting the countryside?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 439 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample