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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Yvonne feel when she returns to her home?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Confused about her new job.
(c) Furious at her terrible new boss.
(d) Sad about her dead baby.

2. What is the second theory Yvonne thinks about regarding the meaning of the word "Quauhnahuac"?
(a) That it means land of green snakes.
(b) That it means volcano of joy.
(c) That it means where the eagle stops.
(d) That just uttering the word can give you magical powers.

3. What year is it in the novel when the story starts?
(a) 1839.
(b) 1739.
(c) 2039.
(d) 1939.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Yvonne and Hugh first go for a walk?

2. What interrupts Yvonne and the consul's first conversation upon her return to Quauhnahuac?

3. What does Yvonne initially seem to bring to the consul's life?

4. Who is Maximilian?

5. What do Monsieur Laruelle and the doctor discuss about Geoffrey in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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