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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 has Hugh returned from when he first meets Yvonne?
(a) The Spanish border.
(b) The Canadian border.
(c) The American border.
(d) The Nicaraguan border.

2. Where does Yvonne first find the consul upon her return to Quauhnahuac?
(a) In a bar.
(b) In a school.
(c) At home, in bed.
(d) In his office.

3. What is the first theory Yvonne thinks about regarding the meaning of the word "Quauhnahuac"?
(a) That it is an ancient word for "fertility."
(b) That it means cold mountain water.
(c) That it means where the sun never sets.
(d) That it means painted mountain.

4. Who does Quincey ask the consul about?
(a) Laruelle.
(b) Hugh.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Yvonne.

5. When did Laruelle first meet the consul?
(a) Exactly one year ago today.
(b) Several years ago.
(c) During childhood.
(d) Just the other day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hugh learn about the sailors on his ship?

2. Who approaches Quincey and the consul while they are talking?

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

4. What event is happening when the novel beings?

5. What does the consul hallucinate and see his bathtub filled with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What mission did the consul complete successfully during his time in the British navy?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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