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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which city did the consul and Yvonne have their last date before she left him?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Quebec.

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

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

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

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

7. Where do Yvonne and Hugh end their ride together?
(a) At the edge of a cliff.
(b) At the movie theater.
(c) At the top of the volcano.
(d) At some ancient ruins.

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

9. What does the consul compare his nerves to when he doesn't have alcohol?
(a) Dead meat.
(b) A calm ocean.
(c) Razor blades.
(d) An electrical system.

10. What year is it in the novel when the story starts?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1739.
(c) 1839.
(d) 2039.

11. Who is Yvonne?
(a) The consul's nurse.
(b) The consul's mother.
(c) The consul's estranged wife.
(d) The consul's sister.

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

13. Where does the consul go after speaking with Quincey?
(a) Yvonne's new apartment.
(b) He flees the country.
(c) Into the sewers to hide from the rebels.
(d) Home.

14. Where does Yvonne want to go after visiting the consul?
(a) A big city in America.
(b) A castle in Spain.
(c) A ranch in Hawaii.
(d) A farm in Canada.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What day is it when the novel opens?

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

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

4. Why does Yvonne end up not buying the animal she wants at the brewery?

5. How long can the consul go without alcohol before feeling the effects of his withdrawal?

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