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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. Where does Yvonne want to go after visiting the consul?
(a) A castle in Spain.
(b) A ranch in Hawaii.
(c) A big city in America.
(d) A farm in Canada.

2. What request does Quincey make of the consul?
(a) That he not vomit in the garden.
(b) That he not yell once inside the palace.
(c) That he not steal books from the library.
(d) That he not pass out in the alley.

3. How many drinks does it take for the consul to get steady on his feet after not drinking?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Too many to count.
(c) Just one.
(d) Several.

4. What does the consul compare his nerves to when he doesn't have alcohol?
(a) An electrical system.
(b) Dead meat.
(c) Razor blades.
(d) A calm ocean.

5. Who shaves the consul while Hugh is over?
(a) The consul, though he ends up cutting himself quite badly.
(b) Hugh himself.
(c) Yvonne.
(d) A servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the mailman bring to Laruelle's house while Yvonne, Hugh, and the consul are visiting?

2. Who is Maximilian?

3. How long has Laruelle been in Mexico?

4. From where does the consul call for help when Hugh is over?

5. What does the consul insist fortifies him as much as food?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hugh decide to become a reporter?

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

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

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

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

6. Why is the consul afraid of the doctor when he approaches him at Quincey's?

7. What does the consul think is the source of his visions and hallucinations?

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

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

10. How does Yvonne react to seeing the consul when she returns to Quauhnahuac?

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