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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 branch of military service did the consul once serve in?
(a) The German navy.
(b) The German army.
(c) The British army.
(d) The British navy.

2. What does Yvonne do once she arrives back at the consul's house?
(a) Starts breaking dishes.
(b) Takes a bath.
(c) Throws herself off the balcony.
(d) Leaves immediately.

3. What does Hugh drink in the brewery?
(a) Nothing -- he is afraid of becoming like his brother.
(b) A whiskey.
(c) A beer.
(d) A glass of wine.

4. What do Monsieur Laruelle and the doctor discuss about Geoffrey in Chapter 1?
(a) That he should get married soon.
(b) That he is the wisest man in town.
(c) That he is a very wealthy man.
(d) That he is a raging alcoholic.

5. How does the consul remember his childhood?
(a) With neither happiness nor sadness.
(b) With nostalgia.
(c) With terror.
(d) With rage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What voices are the consul attempting to run from?

2. How old is Hugh?

3. What does the consul continue to point out to Yvonne during their walk home the day she returns?

4. What are Hugh and Yvonne discussing when they come across the brewery?

5. Who is the author of "Under the Volcano"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Yvonne has finally returned to their home, why does the consul initially think that she won't mind his drinking?

4. Why does Hugh feel that his youth is gone?

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

6. What does Hugh hope has happened to his music career while he was at sea?

7. What does the consul do when his estranged wife goes to take a bath?

8. What plans does Hugh confess to Yvonne during their walk?

9. What actually happens to Hugh's music career while he was at sea?

10. Where is the consul sent to live, as a young boy, after his parents died?

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