Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

SECTION 1

Reading Check

1. What is Juvenal Urbino’s occupation?

2. How does Jeremiah de Saint-Amour die?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What does Florentino Ariza tell Fermina Daza on the night of her husband’s funeral? How does Fermina respond?

Paired Resource

“Colombia’s Civil Warriors: Roots of Conflict”

• This PBS article documents the troubled history of Colombia.
• The information in this resource connects to the themes of The Interconnectedness of Love and Suffering and The Inevitability of Aging and Death.
• What were the defining events of Colombian history at the turn of the 20th century? How might these events have impacted the lives of people?

SECTION 2

Reading Check

1. What is young Florentino’s first job?

2. For what does Florentino’s mother mistake his lovesickness?

3. What instrument does Florentino use to serenade Fermina?

4. What does Florentino’s mother do to prepare for her son’s marriage to Fermina?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why is Florentino unable to profess his love to Fermina when he first meets her?

2.