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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 the consul remember his childhood?
(a) With neither happiness nor sadness.
(b) With terror.
(c) With nostalgia.
(d) With rage.

2. What does the consul think he sees as the bus passes a park?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) An angel.
(d) The devil.

3. What does the doctor advise Laruelle to do when they depart in Chapter 1?
(a) Move to a warmer climate.
(b) Go to the hospital right away.
(c) Take two aspirin and call him in the morning.
(d) Go out for the evening.

4. 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) It is much more unhappy than he thought.
(d) He never thought he'd get to live this long.

5. Who invites Yvonne, Hugh, and the consul into his house after they all leave together?
(a) Laruelle.
(b) The doctor.
(c) Quincey.
(d) A mysterious old woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hugh go after he returns home from his sea voyage?

2. Where has Hugh been living while on assignment?

3. Where did Laruelle first meet the consul?

4. What was Hugh hoping his music career would bring him?

5. What do the police kick on top of the consul's dead body?

(see the answer key)

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