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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long can the consul go without alcohol before feeling the effects of his withdrawal?
(a) 25 minutes.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 5 seconds.
(d) 2 days.

2. How does Yvonne feel when she returns to her home?
(a) Sad about her dead baby.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Confused about her new job.
(d) Furious at her terrible new boss.

3. What job does Hugh get after his attempts to become a famous musician fail?
(a) He works on the crew of a ship.
(b) He captains his own ship.
(c) He commissions a ship to look for treasure.
(d) He sets off as a pirate on his father's ship.

4. When Yvonne, Hugh, and the consul leave the consul's house together, where do they intend to go?
(a) The festival.
(b) The zoo.
(c) Canada.
(d) The courthouse.

5. What does the consul hallucinate and see his bathtub filled with?
(a) Boiling water.
(b) Fire.
(c) Blood.
(d) Insects.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which alcohol does the consul briefly consider switching to after he has fallen down?

2. How long is Hugh gone on the ship?

3. What does the mailman bring to Laruelle's house while Yvonne, Hugh, and the consul are visiting?

4. With whom does Yvonne first find the consul upon her return to Quauhnahuac?

5. When did Laruelle first meet the consul?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the consul sent to live, as a young boy, after his parents died?

2. How does the consul deal with his adoptive family's behavior?

3. How does Hugh react to Yvonne's plans for her and the consul?

4. What does the consul do when his estranged wife goes to take a bath?

5. Why does Hugh feel that his youth is gone?

6. Why is Yvonne returning to Quauhnahuac?

7. Why is the consul sent away and stationed in his useless job in the small Mexican town where the novel takes place?

8. Why does most of the consul's household staff leave him during his estranged wife's absence?

9. Why does Hugh feel cheated out of his experience at sea?

10. What does Yvonne admit to Hugh about her plans for the consul?

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