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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Yvonne first find the consul upon her return to Quauhnahuac?
(a) At home, in bed.
(b) In a school.
(c) In a bar.
(d) In his office.

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

5. Who is Quincey?
(a) The owner of the garden.
(b) The manager of the palace.
(c) The librarian of the city.
(d) The homeless man who lives in the alley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shaves the consul while Hugh is over?

2. What does Yvonne do once she arrives back at the consul's house?

3. How old is Hugh?

4. Where did Yvonne and the consul have their last date before Yvonne left him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the consul know about any past relationship between Yvonne and Laruelle?

2. Why does Hugh decide to become a reporter?

3. In Chapter 1, why does a crowd of people suddenly flood out of the theater?

4. What mission did the consul complete successfully during his time in the British navy?

5. What does Yvonne admit to Hugh about her plans for the consul?

6. How does the consul deal with his adoptive family's behavior?

7. Why is the consul sent away and stationed in his useless job in the small Mexican town where the novel takes place?

8. What does the consul think and say about Yvonne's looks to her?

9. How does the consul react to Yvonne's arrival?

10. Why does the town doctor refuse to treat the consul?

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