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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word could best be used to describe how the consul moves about town while Yvonne is out with Hugh?
(a) Marches.
(b) Stumbles.
(c) Parades.
(d) Floats.

2. What happened to the consul before he could track down his wife on the night she left him?
(a) He passed out.
(b) He broke his ankle.
(c) The government was overthrown.
(d) He was arrested.

3. How long is Hugh gone on the ship?
(a) Just a week.
(b) One year to the day.
(c) Several months.
(d) Several years.

4. Where was Yvonne born?
(a) Canada.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Hawaii.

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

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

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

8. What was Hugh hoping his music career would bring him?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Lots of women.
(c) Fame and fortune.
(d) The approval of his parents.

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

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

11. Who is the author of "Under the Volcano"?
(a) Malcolm Lowry.
(b) Anonymous.
(c) Janet Lowry.
(d) Malcolm X.

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

14. What does the consul hallucinate and see his bathtub filled with?
(a) Insects.
(b) Boiling water.
(c) Blood.
(d) Fire.

15. Where has Hugh been living while on assignment?
(a) An England castle.
(b) A hospital.
(c) An American cattle ranch.
(d) A school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the consul constantly hear in his head?

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

3. What request does Quincey make of the consul?

4. What do Monsieur Laruelle and the doctor discuss about Geoffrey in Chapter 1?

5. Of what does the consul try to convince Quincey?

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