2. What does Laruelle comment on in regard to the consul's behavior?
(a) He fine and beautiful clothes.
(b) His lack of excitement about Yvonne's return.
(c) His lack of involvement in the town's messy politics.
(d) His amazing wealth.

3. Where do Hugh, Yvonne, and the consul plan to travel by bus?
(a) Parian.
(b) America.
(c) Canada.
(d) Mexico City.

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

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

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

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

8. Where does the bus stop for a bathroom break?
(a) The wilderness.
(b) A rest stop.
(c) A McDonald's.
(d) A shopping mall.

9. What do the police demand from the consul when they confront him?
(a) None of these answers is correct.
(b) More money for his drinks.
(c) More money for his time with the whore.
(d) Both of these answers are correct.

10. How does Yvonne feel about attending the bull fight?
(a) She has already bet against the bull and can't wait for the fight.
(b) She just wants to go shopping instead.
(c) She doesn't want to.
(d) She is excited about it.

11. Where does the consul plan to meet Hugh and Yvonne after all three have been at Laruelle's house?
(a) A local cantina.
(b) The courthouse.
(c) The bus station.
(d) The waterfall.

12. What does Yvonne think would prove healing for the consul?
(a) Privacy and quiet.
(b) None of these answers is correct.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Privacy.

13. Who does the consul have sex with on his way up the mountain?
(a) An old girlfriend.
(b) A whore.
(c) Yvonne.
(d) No one -- this is a trick question.

14. What does Lowry describe the train (that the bus passes) as doing during its rest in the landscape?
(a) Dripping.
(b) Snoring.
(c) Burning.
(d) Stalking.

15. What does Hugh try to do to the trio's dynamics during the bus ride?
(a) Pray for focus.
(b) Cause problems because he is secretly in love with Yvonne.
(c) Relieve the tension.
(d) Help people understand the seriousness of their situation.