2. How many drinks does it take for the consul to get steady on his feet after not drinking?
(a) Too many to count.
(b) Just one.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Several.

3. What does the mailman bring to Laruelle's house while Yvonne, Hugh, and the consul are visiting?
(a) A letter Yvonne wrote over a year ago.
(b) News that the government has been overthrown.
(c) A notice that the consul has been fired.
(d) A letter letting Yvonne know that her mother has died.

4. What is Hugh wearing the first time he sees Yvonne upon her return?
(a) A police officer's outfit.
(b) His pajamas.
(c) A silk suit she gave him many years ago.
(d) A Mexican cowboy outfit.

5. 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.

6. What have both Hugh and Yvonne been doing over the past year?
(a) Trying to plot against the consul.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Running from the law.
(d) Falling in love with someone else.

7. When was "Under the Volcano" written?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1642.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1847.

8. What animal does Hugh rent for him and Yvonne during their walk?
(a) Donkeys.
(b) Elephants.
(c) Horses.
(d) Ponies.

9. What job does Hugh get after his attempts to become a famous musician fail?
(a) He works on the crew of a ship.
(b) He commissions a ship to look for treasure.
(c) He captains his own ship.
(d) He sets off as a pirate on his father's ship.

10. Back at their home, what does the consul ask Yvonne about her stay in Quauhnahuac?
(a) Where she will be sleeping.
(b) How long she will stay.
(c) When the judge will grant their divorce.
(d) How much someone bribed her to talk to him.

11. Who is Maximilian?
(a) Yvonne's secret lover.
(b) A conqueror.
(c) Hugh and Yvonne's secret son.
(d) The man who robs Hugh and Yvonne.

12. Who is Quincey?
(a) The librarian of the city.
(b) The manager of the palace.
(c) The homeless man who lives in the alley.
(d) The owner of the garden.

13. Where does the novel begin?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Michoacan.
(c) Puerto Vallarta.
(d) Quauhnahuac.

14. Where has Hugh returned from when he first meets Yvonne?
(a) The Nicaraguan border.
(b) The Canadian border.
(c) The Spanish border.
(d) The American border.

15. What is the subject of the book that the bartender returns to Laruelle in Chapter 1?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Romantic poetry.
(c) Elizabethan plays.
(d) Modern art.