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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Hugh take after being at sea?

2. How did the consul feel after Yvonne initially left?

3. What was Hugh hoping his music career would bring him?

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

5. How does Quincey respond to the consul?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Yvonne returning to Quauhnahuac?

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

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

4. What does Yvonne admit to Hugh about her plans for the consul?

5. Why does Hugh decide to become a reporter?

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

7. What does Hugh hope has happened to his music career while he was at sea?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using direct evidence from the text, 1) discuss the scene you think is most critical in the text and 2) discuss at least three literary devices Lowry uses during this scene.

Essay Topic 2

Using Laruelle, Yvonne, or the consul as an example, discuss at least three ways that a character's flashbacks to his or her childhood lets the reader understand more about a character. Use direct evidence from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Given what you know about Malcolm Lowry, write an argument about how "Under the Volcano" is semi-autobiographical. Make sure to use facts from Lowry's life as well as direct evidence from the text to support your position.

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