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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 event is happening when the novel beings?
(a) A graduation.
(b) A festival.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A wedding.

2. What does Hugh do in his earlier years in an attempt to elevate his celebrity?
(a) Take a vow of silence for 6 months.
(b) Marry a very famous actress.
(c) Take a job much beneath him.
(d) Refuse to get paid for his concerts.

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

4. Who is one of the few remaining members of the consul's household staff that Yvonne talks to?
(a) The butcher.
(b) The driver.
(c) The painter.
(d) The maid.

5. How did the consul feel after Yvonne initially left?
(a) He didn't really care.
(b) He was filled with rage.
(c) He was so drunk that he didn't even notice she left.
(d) He missed her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long can the consul go without alcohol before feeling the effects of his withdrawal?

2. What does the consul remember after he leaves Quincey's house?

3. How old is Hugh?

4. Where does the novel begin?

5. What day is it when the novel opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does most of the consul's household staff leave him during his estranged wife's absence?

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

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

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

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

6. What can the consul not forget during the town's festival?

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

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

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

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

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