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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does someone make fun of the consul for during his walk with Yvonne back to their house once she has returned?
(a) For his ugliness.
(b) For his out-of-date shoes.
(c) For his bad Spanish.
(d) For his limp.

2. What large gift does Yvonne bring to the consul upon her return?
(a) A very large statute of herself in a beautiful gown.
(b) A very large statue of himself in military dress.
(c) This is a trick question -- she doesn't bring him a large gift.
(d) A very large statue of the child that they had that died.

3. What event is happening when the novel beings?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A graduation.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A festival.

4. Where does Yvonne first find the consul upon her return to Quauhnahuac?
(a) At home, in bed.
(b) In a school.
(c) In a bar.
(d) In his office.

5. What does the doctor advise Laruelle to do when they depart in Chapter 1?
(a) Go to the hospital right away.
(b) Move to a warmer climate.
(c) Take two aspirin and call him in the morning.
(d) Go out for the evening.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Yvonne?

2. When did Laruelle first meet the consul?

3. What does Yvonne initially seem to bring to the consul's life?

4. What is the second theory Yvonne thinks about regarding the meaning of the word "Quauhnahuac"?

5. What branch of military service did the consul once serve in?

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