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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. How do Florentino and Fermina correspond while she is on her trek?

2. Which fleet does Florentino hope to gather treasure and galleons from?

3. What is the name of the narrator?

4. What does Fermina return to Florentino with the note saying she will not marry him?

5. How many years earlier do the events in this chapter take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What books does Florentino hope to have published?

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

4. What was the argument that caused Dr. Urbino and his wife to almost end their marriage after thirty years?

5. Name three ways that Florentino cultivates the fourteen-year-old school girl he takes as his lover.

6. Who introduced public health measures to help curb the cholera epidemic?

7. What business did Florentino Ariza's mother run?

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

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

10. What does Dr. Urbino associate the scent from cyanide with?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Which character do you believe grew the most throughout this novel? Write an essay describing the path that the character followed, demonstrating how that character has grown. Be sure to include very specific examples from the novel to support your opinion.

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