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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Quincey respond to the consul?
(a) He chases him away by waving a gun.
(b) He invites him in for dinner.
(c) He doesn't believe much of what he says.
(d) He forgives him for all of his sins.

2. Where does Hugh go after he returns home from his sea voyage?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Mexico.
(d) England.

3. Who drinks mescal at the hotel?
(a) Yvonne.
(b) Hugh.
(c) No one -- it is too expensive.
(d) The consul.

4. Who gets on the bus when it stops for a bathroom break?
(a) The local mayor.
(b) A man who has obviously been mugged.
(c) A famous musician.
(d) Someone who then takes the bus hostage.

5. Where do Yvonne and Hugh chase the consul after dinner at the hotel?
(a) Down the winding streets of Mexico City.
(b) Up the volcano.
(c) Into the volcano.
(d) Into the river he jumps into.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the novel begin?

2. What request does Quincey make of the consul?

3. What do the police demand of the consul?

4. What does the mailman bring to Laruelle's house while Yvonne, Hugh, and the consul are visiting?

5. Where has Hugh returned from when he first meets Yvonne?

(see the answer key)

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