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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 cold mountain water.
(d) That it means where the sun never sets.

2. With whom does Yvonne first find the consul upon her return to Quauhnahuac?
(a) With no one -- he is alone.
(b) With a woman she doesn't know.
(c) With his favorite dog, Perrito.
(d) With many of his officers.

3. Where did Laruelle first meet the consul?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Canada.
(d) The United States.

4. What branch of military service did the consul once serve in?
(a) The British army.
(b) The German navy.
(c) The German army.
(d) The British navy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does someone make fun of the consul for during his walk with Yvonne back to their house once she has returned?

2. What is the subject of the book that the bartender returns to Laruelle in Chapter 1?

3. Where has Hugh been living while on assignment?

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

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

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