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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. Who does Hugh blame for the upset at dinner at the hotel?
(a) The bad waitress.
(b) The consul.
(c) Himself.
(d) Yvonne.

2. Who does the consul claim had the right to die?
(a) Himself.
(b) Laruelle.
(c) The man they observed on the bus.
(d) Jesus.

3. What small charge do the police accuse the consul of?
(a) Fleeing.
(b) Tricking the local government into giving him money.
(c) Trying to bribe them.
(d) Stealing a horse.

4. What does the widow lady predict for the consul and Yvonne?
(a) That they will have twins very soon.
(b) That they will become very rich.
(c) That they will be happy together in the future.
(d) That they will die that night.

5. Where does the consul plan to meet Hugh and Yvonne after all three have been at Laruelle's house?
(a) A local cantina.
(b) The waterfall.
(c) The courthouse.
(d) The bus station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the consul imagine seeing while he listens to Hugh and Yvonne at the hotel?

2. What does Hugh buy as he and Yvonne are searching for the consul?

3. As the storm approaches, what does Yvonne claim she would rather do than find her estranged husband?

4. Where do Yvonne and Hugh chase the consul after dinner at the hotel?

5. Who drinks mescal at the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Yvonne ultimately die?

2. Why are the movie posters Yvonne sees during her bus ride significant?

3. Why is Yvonne really in such a hurry to leave Laruelle's home?

4. How does the consul respond to the children who beg him for money after he leaves a cantina?

5. What does Laruelle point out to the consul about why his lack of excitement about Yvonne's return is ironic?

6. Why does the consul want the sun to stand still after the bus ride he takes with Yvonne and Hugh?

7. What about Yvonne's letter depresses the consul as he is heading up the mountain?

8. In his drunken rage at the hotel restaurant, what does the consul claim about people being involved in his life?

9. How does the increasingly unfavorable weather influence Yvonne's feeling of foreboding?

10. What does Yvonne imagine has burned down as she sees the storm approaching?

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