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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 Yvonne initially seem to bring to the consul's life?
(a) Hope.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Anger.
(d) Rage.

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

3. Where does the novel begin?
(a) Michoacan.
(b) Quauhnahuac.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Puerto Vallarta.

4. When was "Under the Volcano" written?
(a) 1847.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1642.

5. What is the first theory Yvonne thinks about regarding the meaning of the word "Quauhnahuac"?
(a) That it is an ancient word for "fertility."
(b) That it means painted mountain.
(c) That it means cold mountain water.
(d) That it means where the sun never sets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Monsieur Laruelle and the local doctor talking when the novel beings?

2. Who is Yvonne?

3. What is unique about the book the bartender returns to Laruelle in Chapter 1?

4. What large gift does Yvonne bring to the consul upon her return?

5. What does the consul continue to point out to Yvonne during their walk home the day she returns?

(see the answer key)

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