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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. Where does Yvonne want to go after visiting the consul?

2. What does Hugh think about himself growing up?

3. Back at their home, what does the consul ask Yvonne about her stay in Quauhnahuac?

4. What job does Hugh get after his attempts to become a famous musician fail?

5. Who is one of the few remaining members of the consul's household staff that Yvonne talks to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the letter significant that the mailman brings, from Yvonne to Laruelle, while Yvonne is there with Hugh and the consul?

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

4. What does the consul know about any past relationship between Yvonne and Laruelle?

5. Why does Hugh decide to become a reporter?

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

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

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

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

10. What two desires torment the consul?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a well-reasoned argument stating that, despite his major flaws, the consul is in fact a good man. Make sure to use direct evidence from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Does Yvonne die a happy or unhappy woman? Make sure to use direct evidence from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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