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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the man who helps the consul up right after he falls face-first into the dirt after Yvonne has returned to their home?
(a) His father.
(b) The doctor.
(c) A man passing by.
(d) A ghost.

2. What was Hugh hoping his music career would bring him?
(a) Fame and fortune.
(b) The approval of his parents.
(c) Lots of women.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

3. What are the women doing that the consul draws Yvonne's attention to when she first sees him again?
(a) Weaving a beautiful tapestry.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Playing dominoes.
(d) Trying to sell fresh bread.

4. Where do Hugh, Yvonne, and the consul plan to travel by bus?
(a) America.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Canada.
(d) Parian.

5. How does the consul's adulthood compare to what he dreamed about as a boy?
(a) It is exactly as he thought.
(b) It is much happier than he thought.
(c) He never thought he'd get to live this long.
(d) It is much more unhappy than he thought.

Short Answer Questions

1. How could Hugh, the consul, and Yvonne's visit to Laruelle best be described?

2. Why did Hugh want to go into music as a career?

3. What kinds of people are on the bus that Yvonne, Hugh, and the consul take together?

4. What voices are the consul attempting to run from?

5. What year is it in the novel when the story starts?

(see the answer key)

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