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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What insult does Laruelle unintentionally inflict upon Hugh?
(a) He thinks he is a woman.
(b) He thinks he is much older than he really is.
(c) He thinks he is much younger than he really is.
(d) He calls him by the wrong name.

2. What does the widow lady predict for the consul and Yvonne?
(a) That they will be happy together in the future.
(b) That they will have twins very soon.
(c) That they will die that night.
(d) That they will become very rich.

3. What do Yvonne, Hugh, and the consul argue about over dinner at the hotel?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) The existence of God.
(c) Religion.
(d) Local politics and world affairs.

4. Who does Hugh blame for the upset at dinner at the hotel?
(a) The consul.
(b) The bad waitress.
(c) Himself.
(d) Yvonne.

5. How does Yvonne keep herself busy during the bull fight?
(a) She pretends to be fixing her dress.
(b) She works on her stitching.
(c) She powders her nose.
(d) She pretends to fall and need to go to the doctor.

6. What kind of feeling does Yvonne have while searching for the consul in the storm?
(a) One of extreme joy.
(b) One of great luck.
(c) One of peace and calm.
(d) One of foreboding.

7. What kind of person do the police accuse the consul of being?
(a) A woman in disguise.
(b) A spy for the Spanish government.
(c) A communist.
(d) A fake priest.

8. What makes the bull fight so unentertaining?
(a) The bull refuses to fight.
(b) There is no music.
(c) The bull has clearly been drugged.
(d) It is over in fewer than 30 seconds.

9. What does the consul continue to do as he heads up the mountain?
(a) Dance.
(b) Drink.
(c) Eat.
(d) Sing.

10. What Biblical allusion does the consul use after the trio's bus ride?
(a) The birth of Jesus.
(b) The story of Joshua.
(c) The story of the plagues.
(d) The story of Job.

11. What does Hugh buy as he and Yvonne are searching for the consul?
(a) A guitar.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A shotglass for the consul.
(d) An armadillo for Yvonne.

12. What does Hugh observe Yvonne and the consul doing on the bus?
(a) Poisoning each other's drinks.
(b) Selling drugs.
(c) Holding hands.
(d) Kissing.

13. Where does the storm come from?
(a) Seemingly out of the sea.
(b) Out of nowhere; it literally just appears, to everyone's confusion.
(c) Over the mountains.
(d) Seemingly out of the volcano.

14. Where do Hugh and Yvonne keep checking for the consul?
(a) Cantinas.
(b) Police stations.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) Churches.

15. Who does the consul claim had the right to die?
(a) Himself.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The man they observed on the bus.
(d) Laruelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the visiting trio stays behind at Laruelle's home?

2. Who does Yvonne think is to blame for the upset at dinner at the hotel?

3. Why do Yvonne and Hugh become upset during dinner?

4. Why does the visitor arrive at Laruelle's house?

5. What kinds of people are on the bus that Yvonne, Hugh, and the consul take together?

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