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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Monsieur Laruelle and the doctor discuss about Geoffrey in Chapter 1?
(a) That he should get married soon.
(b) That he is the wisest man in town.
(c) That he is a raging alcoholic.
(d) That he is a very wealthy man.

2. What does Yvonne do once she arrives back at the consul's house?
(a) Takes a bath.
(b) Starts breaking dishes.
(c) Throws herself off the balcony.
(d) Leaves immediately.

3. What happens when the consul arrives at his final destination after speaking with Quincey?
(a) He collapses.
(b) He starts singing.
(c) He takes a long, hot bath.
(d) He finds out he's been robbed.

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

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

6. Where does Hugh come to visit Yvonne?
(a) The cantina she used to hang out at a long time ago.
(b) The consul's property.
(c) The town square.
(d) The library.

7. What does someone make fun of the consul for during his walk with Yvonne back to their house once she has returned?
(a) For his ugliness.
(b) For his bad Spanish.
(c) For his limp.
(d) For his out-of-date shoes.

8. What interrupts Yvonne and the consul's first conversation upon her return to Quauhnahuac?
(a) Other people yelling.
(b) The sound of sirens going by.
(c) An annoying housemaid.
(d) Musicians outside the bedroom window.

9. What does the consul remember after he leaves Quincey's house?
(a) That he meant to give Quincey some money.
(b) That he hurt his ankle pretty badly the night before.
(c) That he was supposed to get flowers for Yvonne.
(d) That he had planned to go out of town.

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

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

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

13. What does Yvonne initially seem to bring to the consul's life?
(a) Rage.
(b) Hope.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Anger.

14. What job does Hugh take after being at sea?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Baker.
(c) Singer.
(d) Reporter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Monsieur Laruelle and the local doctor talking when the novel beings?

2. What large gift does Yvonne bring to the consul upon her return?

3. Where does Yvonne first find the consul upon her return to Quauhnahuac?

4. Back at their home, what does the consul ask Yvonne about her stay in Quauhnahuac?

5. What is unique about the book the bartender returns to Laruelle in Chapter 1?

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