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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first theory Yvonne thinks about regarding the meaning of the word "Quauhnahuac"?
(a) That it is an ancient word for "fertility."
(b) That it means painted mountain.
(c) That it means where the sun never sets.
(d) That it means cold mountain water.

2. Where has Hugh been living while on assignment?
(a) A school.
(b) A hospital.
(c) An American cattle ranch.
(d) An England castle.

3. Whose house do Yvonne and the consul pass on their way home upon her return?
(a) Yvonne's mother's.
(b) Laruelle's.
(c) The mayor's.
(d) Hugh's.

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

5. What does someone make fun of the consul for during his walk with Yvonne back to their house once she has returned?
(a) For his bad Spanish.
(b) For his ugliness.
(c) For his out-of-date shoes.
(d) For his limp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the reader learn, in Chapter 1, that Laruelle is planning to go on a journey?

2. What event is supposed to happen the first night Yvonne returns to Quauhnahuac?

3. What year is it in the novel when the story starts?

4. What large gift does Yvonne bring to the consul upon her return?

5. What is the second theory Yvonne thinks about regarding the meaning of the word "Quauhnahuac"?

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