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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Hugh want to go into music as a career?
(a) Because his mother was a famous Spanish opera singer.
(b) Because he considers himself a musical genius.
(c) Because his father was a famous musician.
(d) Because his father was a famous producer.

2. When Yvonne, Hugh, and the consul leave the consul's house together, where do they intend to go?
(a) The zoo.
(b) The festival.
(c) Canada.
(d) The courthouse.

3. What does Hugh learn about the food on a ship?
(a) That is it much better than he expected.
(b) That it is often infested with rats.
(c) That it is often infested with maggots.
(d) That it is just awful.

4. Who is selling the animal that Yvonne wants at the brewery?
(a) A young girl who lives there.
(b) The bar owner who is really quite mean.
(c) An old student of Yvonne's.
(d) An old girlfriend of the consul's.

5. Where did Yvonne and the consul have their last date before Yvonne left him?
(a) A library.
(b) A cantina.
(c) The symphony.
(d) A hotel.

6. What does the consul continue to point out to Yvonne during their walk home the day she returns?
(a) Places his friends used to live before they all died.
(b) Familiar landmarks.
(c) The many buildings that he owns.
(d) Sites of great battles that he won.

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

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

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

10. Where does Hugh first see Yvonne?
(a) In the garden.
(b) In a cantina.
(c) In her bedroom.
(d) On the beach.

11. From where does the consul call for help when Hugh is over?
(a) The bath.
(b) The garden.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The basement.

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

13. What is the first theory Yvonne thinks about regarding the meaning of the word "Quauhnahuac"?
(a) That it means cold mountain water.
(b) That it means where the sun never sets.
(c) That it means painted mountain.
(d) That it is an ancient word for "fertility."

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

15. How does Yvonne feel about the item that the mailman brings to Laruelle's house while she is over?
(a) Awkward.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sad.
(d) She doesn't really care one way or the other.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what company does Hugh work?

2. What does the consul insist fortifies him as much as food?

3. Why must Yvonne and the consul pass up an invitation from the doctor?

4. What does the consul compare his nerves to when he doesn't have alcohol?

5. Where did Laruelle first meet the consul?

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