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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator?

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

3. What business did Florentino's father help to found?

4. What are the bodies which Florentino sees floating in the river victims of?

5. Which of the following two "crimes" did de Saint-Amour confess to in his final letter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Fermina do with all of Dr. Urbino's suits?

3. What does Florentino document in twenty-five notebooks?

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

5. What does Florentino use as weapons in the battle to win over Fermina?

6. Where does Florentino see dead bodies?

7. Why does Fermina want to go on a second honeymoon?

8. What does Florentino's uncle claim there must be in order for there to be love?

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

10. Who conspired with Fermina's father to compel Fermina to marry Dr. Juvenal Urbino?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. Urbino and Fermina did not marry for love. Do you believe a meaningful marriage can be had when love is not involved? Support your opinion with real-life examples and information from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay, using examples from the novel, describing the various testaments to love. Include in your essay how effective you believe these testaments would be in today's society.

Essay Topic 3

This novel did not occur in chronological order. Explain how effective you felt the author's use of time shifting between the past and present were as a writing technique. Use specific examples to support your opinion.

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