SparkNotes: Love in the Time of Cholera: Quiz

How does Jeremiah Saint-Amour reveal his secrets to Dr. Juvenal Urbino?

(A) He whispers them in his ear

(B) He tells him over the phone

(C) He divulges them in a suicide note

(D) He takes him aside after a chess game and breaks the news

What is Jeremiah Saint-Amour's biggest secret?

(A) He is part of a Colombian drug ring

(B) He is not truly a photographer, but a secret agent

(C) He has rigged his and Dr. Urbino's chess games

(D) He has kept a secret mistress for over half of his life

How does Dr. Juvenal Urbino die?

(A) He falls to his death from the mango tree, having attempted to recapture his escaped parrot

(B) He is killed by Lorenzo Daza in the Parish Café

(C) He is attacked by a rabid mastiff

(D) He is murdered by his lover, Barbara Lynch, after he cuts off their affair

Dr. Urbino and Fermina Daza's most serious fight is over:

(A) Dr. Urbino's affair with Barbara Lynch

(B) Whether or not they are capable of having children

(C) Whether or not there is soap in the bathroom

(D) Dr. Urbino's comment that a man needs two wives, one to cook, and the other to sew.

Why does Jeremiah Saint-Amour kill himself?

(A) His lover has left him

(B) He suffers from fear of aging

(C) Dr. Urbino has defeated him at chess

(D) He has gone bankrupt

On her wedding night, Fermina most afraid of:

(A) Disappointing her new husband

(B) Getting pregnant

(C) Getting seasick

(D) Losing her virginity

Where does Florentino professes his love for Fermina the second time?

(A) In the cathedral, during Dr. Urbino's funeral

(B) At Dr. Urbino's wake

(C) In the Parish Café over anisette and cofee

(D) In bed

During her husband's funeral and wake, Fermina is:

(A) Calm and composed

(B) Hysterical

(C) Overwhelmed by sadness; she cannot stop weeping

(D) Completely silent

What is Fermina's reaction to Florentino's second professesion of "eternal fidelity and everlasting love"?

(A) She stifles the urge to curse him and, infuriated, orders him to leave immediately

(B) She embraces him and showers him with grateful kisses

(C) She reciprocates his profession of love and fidelity, and suggests that they get married

(D) She slaps him clear across the cheek and orders him never to speak to her again

How long does Florentino wait to profess his love for Fermina?

(A) Twelve years, six months, and seven days

(B) Two years, five months, and two days

(C) Fifty-one years, nine months, and four days

(D) Sixty-two years, nine months, and one day

What is the very first thing Florentino gives to Fermina?

(A) A sixty-page "dictionary of compliments"

(B) A succinct, purposeful note

(C) A white rose

(D) A bouquet of camellias

Why does Fermina refuse the camellias that Florentino gives to her?

(A) Because she thinks they give off a foul scent

(B) Because they are "flowers of promise"

(C) Because she is terribly allergic to their pollen

(D) Because she intends to reject Florentino

What is the meaning of the phrase "little bird," as used in the text?

(A) Fermina

(B) A beautiful, well-respected woman

(C) Each of Florentino's sexual conquests

(D) A prostitute or promiscuous woman

Why does Florentino eat flower petals and drink cologne?

(A) To know Fermina's scent

(B) To cleanse his colon

(C) To emanate the sweetest of smells

(D) To make himself sick with love

When does Florentino first see Fermina?

(A) When he passes her in the Arcade of the Scribes

(B) At a public dance

(C) When he delivers a telegram to her house

(D) When she visits the the Postal Agency to send a telegram

Despite his anguished efforts, Florentino cannot produce:

(A) A love letter

(B) Enough income to live off of

(C) A business letter

(D) A child

The song Florentino writes and plays for Fermina is called:

(A) Crowned Goddess

(B) Rockabye, Sweet Fermina

(C) Like A Virgin

(D) Share Your Love With Me

Fermina agrees to marry Florentino on the condition that:

(A) His mother will not make her produce grandchildren

(B) His mother will not make her eat blood sausage

(C) His mother will not make her eat eggplant

(D) His mother will move out of the house

Who catches Fermina writing a secret love letter to Florentino?

(A) Lorenzo Daza

(B) The Mother Superior

(C) Aunt Escolástica

(D) Dr. Juvenal Urbino

What does Fermina give Florentino along with her farewell note?

(A) Her fingernail clippings

(B) A strand of her hair

(C) Her braid

(D) Her hankerchief

In Valledupar, what does Hildebranda give to Fermina?

(A) Telegrams from Florentino

(B) Cigars

(C) Her clothes

(D) A message from Florentino, indicating his whereabouts

Ofelia tells her mother that love among elderly people is:

(A) Wonderful

(B) Unusual

(C) Sinful

(D) Disgusting

What is the reason for Dr. Urbino and Fermina's first meeting?

(A) Lorenzo Daza arranges a date for his daughter and the Doctor

(B) Dr. Urbino makes a housecall to examine Fermina; she fears she is pregnant

(C) Fermina visits the Doctor in the hospital, fearing she has cholera.

(D) Dr. Urbino makes a housecall to examine Fermina for symptoms of cholera

How does Rosalba carry her child?

(A) Under her arm

(B) In a bassinette

(C) In a birdcage

(D) In a satchel

What is the name of the ship aboard which Florentino and Fermina travel?

(A) The Crowned Goddess

(B) The Princess VI

(C) The Renaissance

(D) The New Fidelity

What happens the first time Florentino attempts to make love to Fermina?

(A) He is fulfilled, for his dream has come true

(B) He is turned off by Fermina's wrinkles and crags

(C) Fermina calls him a pig and banishes him from her cabin

(D) In his old age, he cannot perform