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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shaves the consul while Hugh is over?
(a) The consul, though he ends up cutting himself quite badly.
(b) Hugh himself.
(c) A servant.
(d) Yvonne.

2. Where does the consul stop to compose himself on his way home to meet Yvonne?
(a) A library.
(b) A palace.
(c) A dirty alleyway.
(d) A garden.

3. What event is supposed to happen the first night Yvonne returns to Quauhnahuac?
(a) A lunar eclipse.
(b) A midnight church service.
(c) A sacrifice.
(d) A festival.

4. What does Hugh learn about the sailors on his ship?
(a) That they are waiting to mutiny.
(b) That they are all murderous liars.
(c) That they are just in it for the money.
(d) That they live a rather virtuous life -- surprisingly.

5. Why did Hugh want to go into music as a career?
(a) Because his father was a famous producer.
(b) Because he considers himself a musical genius.
(c) Because his father was a famous musician.
(d) Because his mother was a famous Spanish opera singer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Under the Volcano"?

2. What job does Hugh get after his attempts to become a famous musician fail?

3. What event is happening when the novel beings?

4. When did Laruelle first meet the consul?

5. Where did Yvonne and the consul have their last date before Yvonne left him?

(see the answer key)

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