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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Transito send Florentino when he learns of her engagement to Dr. Urbino?
(a) To a writing retreat
(b) To fight in the civil war
(c) To become the captain of his uncle's river boat
(d) On a river voyage to take up a post in the mountains

2. How many long term liaisons does Florentino describe having?
(a) 222
(b) 2
(c) 622
(d) 52

3. What does Lorenzo hope will happen on the mule trek?
(a) She will become a woman
(b) She will forget about Florentino
(c) She will support him
(d) She will take over his business

4. Which term best describes how Florentino lost his virginity?
(a) Voluntary
(b) Rape
(c) Unwilling but persuaded
(d) Consensual

5. Why did Dr. Urbino's death cause much grief and an official time of mourning?
(a) Because of the way he died
(b) Because of who his wife was
(c) Because of the events of his life
(d) Because of his standing in the community

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Juvenal Urbino know Jeremiah de Saint-Amour?

2. Why did de Saint-Amour make this vow?

3. What did de Saint-Amour vow to do when he reached the age of sixty?

4. While in the marketplace, Fermina bargains over fabric for what?

5. How many pages of love declarations has Florentino been writing to Fermina without her knowledge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Fermina decide to go and live with her cousin?

2. What surprises Florentino when he sees Fermina after two years of living with her cousin?

3. How does Fermina's letter make Florentino feel?

4. What kinds of things does the author use to describe the depressing decline of the city where Dr. Urbino returns to after leaving Paris?

5. What does the author mean with the phrase "abyss of disenchantment"?

6. What provides Florentino with a little hope before he resigns himself to failing at making Fermina his own?

7. How does Fermina Daza feel about Europe?

8. Why did Dr. Urbino decide to marry Fermina?

9. How does the author describe the feelings of Dr. Urbino's presence that Fermina has?

10. What were two steps Dr. Juvenal Urbino had the city do to curb the cholera epidemic?

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