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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yvonne drink in the brewery?
(a) Nothing -- she is afraid of becoming like her husband.
(b) A whiskey.
(c) A glass of wine.
(d) A beer.

2. What item was confiscated by the border guards?
(a) Hugh's clothes.
(b) A very large stash of cash.
(c) Hugh's secret gun stash.
(d) Hugh's favorite book.

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

4. Why does the consul fall face-first into the dirt after Yvonne has returned to their home?
(a) Because he is so drunk.
(b) Because he has a bad leg.
(c) Because someone trips him.
(d) Because someone shoots him.

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

6. Who is Hugh?
(a) The consul's brother.
(b) The consul's father.
(c) The consul's doctor.
(d) The consul's son.

7. Of what does the consul try to convince Quincey?
(a) That Yvonne is returning and will never leave again.
(b) That he has given up drinking.
(c) That Yvonne is pregnant.
(d) That he has a lot of money in his pockets.

8. What relative of the consul's still technically lives in town?
(a) His brother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

9. Why does the consul briefly consider switching alcohols after he has fallen down?
(a) Because of its rumored vitamin properties.
(b) To save money.
(c) Because his favorite movie star drinks it in the movies.
(d) Because he wants to try Yvonne's favorite drink.

10. How does Yvonne feel when she returns to her home?
(a) Furious at her terrible new boss.
(b) Sad about her dead baby.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Confused about her new job.

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

12. What is the consul attempting -- albeit badly -- to impress Yvonne with?
(a) His self control.
(b) His elegance.
(c) His money.
(d) His power.

13. Where are Monsieur Laruelle and the local doctor talking when the novel beings?
(a) In the doctor's office.
(b) In a casino.
(c) In a church.
(d) Walking down the street.

14. 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) Go to the hospital right away.
(c) Go out for the evening.
(d) Move to a warmer climate.

15. How did the consul feel after Yvonne initially left?
(a) He missed her.
(b) He was so drunk that he didn't even notice she left.
(c) He was filled with rage.
(d) He didn't really care.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the consul's adulthood compare to what he dreamed about as a boy?

2. What does someone make fun of the consul for during his walk with Yvonne back to their house once she has returned?

3. What does Hugh learn about the food on a ship?

4. What is the consul served for breakfast upon Yvonne's return?

5. Where was Yvonne born?

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