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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 large gift does Yvonne bring to the consul upon her return?
(a) A very large statue of the child that they had that died.
(b) This is a trick question -- she doesn't bring him a large gift.
(c) A very large statute of herself in a beautiful gown.
(d) A very large statue of himself in military dress.

2. Who is the author of "Under the Volcano"?
(a) Janet Lowry.
(b) Malcolm Lowry.
(c) Anonymous.
(d) Malcolm X.

3. Where are Monsieur Laruelle and the local doctor talking when the novel beings?
(a) In the doctor's office.
(b) In a church.
(c) Walking down the street.
(d) In a casino.

4. What does Yvonne drink in the brewery?
(a) A whiskey.
(b) Nothing -- she is afraid of becoming like her husband.
(c) A glass of wine.
(d) A beer.

5. What does the consul remember after he leaves Quincey's house?
(a) That he meant to give Quincey some money.
(b) That he had planned to go out of town.
(c) That he was supposed to get flowers for Yvonne.
(d) That he hurt his ankle pretty badly the night before.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item was confiscated by the border guards?

2. For what company does Hugh work?

3. What event is happening when the novel beings?

4. What is the consul attempting -- albeit badly -- to impress Yvonne with?

5. What does the consul constantly hear in his head?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two desires torment the consul?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Laruelle observe about the consul's adoptive family?

7. While the consul is at Quincey's, what telling diagnosis from the doctor reveals just how much of an alcoholic the consul is?

8. Why can the consul not translate the Spanish signs when he is lost in town?

9. What advice does the doctor give the consul at Quincy's house?

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

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