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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item was confiscated by the border guards?
(a) Hugh's clothes.
(b) Hugh's favorite book.
(c) A very large stash of cash.
(d) Hugh's secret gun stash.

3. Where does the reader learn, in Chapter 1, that Laruelle is planning to go on a journey?
(a) The United States.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Canada.

4. What does Hugh think about himself growing up?
(a) That it is time for him to do so.
(b) That he missed his chance to do so.
(c) That he will never have to do so.
(d) That he did so too early for a young man like himself.

5. What does the man offer the consul after he falls face-first into the dirt after Yvonne has returned to their home?
(a) To call an ambulance.
(b) A cane.
(c) A ride.
(d) A drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the book that the bartender returns to Laruelle in Chapter 1?

2. What event is happening when the novel beings?

3. What kind of animal does Yvonne try to buy at the brewery?

4. From where does the consul call for help when Hugh is over?

5. Of what does the consul try to convince Quincey?

(see the answer key)

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