View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Yvonne end up not buying the animal she wants at the brewery?
(a) Because the animal bites her.
(b) Because the price is too high.
(c) Because the consul has taken all of her money.
(d) Because another patron outbids her during the auction.

2. How long has Yvonne been gone before she returns to Quauhnahuac?
(a) One year.
(b) Five years.
(c) One month.
(d) Five months.

3. What is the consul served for breakfast upon Yvonne's return?
(a) A beer.
(b) A vodka.
(c) A glass of wine.
(d) A whiskey.

4. Who invites Yvonne, Hugh, and the consul into his house after they all leave together?
(a) Quincey.
(b) Laruelle.
(c) The doctor.
(d) A mysterious old woman.

5. From where does the consul call for help when Hugh is over?
(a) The basement.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The garden.
(d) The bath.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the consul compare his nerves to when he doesn't have alcohol?

2. What does the man offer the consul after he falls face-first into the dirt after Yvonne has returned to their home?

3. What does Hugh think about himself growing up?

4. Who is selling the animal that Yvonne wants at the brewery?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of relationship do Hugh and Yvonne have?

2. What two desires torment the consul?

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

4. What does the consul know must happen for him to keep Yvonne?

5. Why does Hugh decide to become a reporter?

6. What does the consul begin to think about Yvonne after her bath?

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

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

9. Why does Hugh feel cheated out of his experience at sea?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 731 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample