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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 does the one letter which Florentino delivers to Fermina pledge?

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

3. How old is Fermina when she returns from her trek?

4. Where does Fermina Daza attend school?

5. What does Dr. Urbino see perched on rooftops throughout the city?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Fermina begin to wonder when she sees Florentino sitting on the bench where he had once courted her?

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

5. Why did the disabled man take his own life?

6. What does Florentino fear will put an end to his plans to win over Fermina?

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

8. When is the next time that Florentino and Fermina meet face to face?

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

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

Describe the character of Florentino. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout this novel, both a civil war and medical epidemic are occurring. Describe how the lines between the two were blurred for the characters in this novel. Be sure to use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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