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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long can the consul go without alcohol before feeling the effects of his withdrawal?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 5 seconds.
(d) 25 minutes.

2. Who does Yvonne notice seems to enjoy the bull fight the most?
(a) The young boys.
(b) The children.
(c) The drunkest of onlookers.
(d) The oldest of men.

3. What does the consul hallucinate and see his bathtub filled with?
(a) Fire.
(b) Boiling water.
(c) Blood.
(d) Insects.

4. What insult does Laruelle unintentionally inflict upon Hugh?
(a) He thinks he is a woman.
(b) He calls him by the wrong name.
(c) He thinks he is much younger than he really is.
(d) He thinks he is much older than he really is.

5. Where does the consul go after speaking with Quincey?
(a) Yvonne's new apartment.
(b) Home.
(c) Into the sewers to hide from the rebels.
(d) He flees the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lowry describe the train (that the bus passes) as doing during its rest in the landscape?

2. What happened to the consul before he could track down his wife on the night she left him?

3. At what time of day did Yvonne first leave the consul?

4. What does the widow lady predict for the consul and Yvonne?

5. For what company does Hugh work?

(see the answer key)

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