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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. Why must Yvonne and the consul pass up an invitation from the doctor?
(a) Because Yvonne is too distraught over her missing child.
(b) Because they are too poor to travel there.
(c) Because of his failing health.
(d) Because they burn the food they are supposed to bring.

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

4. How long has Laruelle been in Mexico?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of the few remaining members of the consul's household staff that Yvonne talks to?

2. Who is Quincey?

3. How does Quincey respond to the consul?

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

5. What is the first theory Yvonne thinks about regarding the meaning of the word "Quauhnahuac"?

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