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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Yvonne feel about the item that the mailman brings to Laruelle's house while she is over?
(a) She doesn't really care one way or the other.
(b) Awkward.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

2. What does the consul compare his nerves to when he doesn't have alcohol?
(a) Dead meat.
(b) A calm ocean.
(c) An electrical system.
(d) Razor blades.

3. For what company does Hugh work?
(a) The London Globe.
(b) El Mundo.
(c) The Boston Globe.
(d) The Madrid Daily.

4. What does Laruelle find in the book the bartender returns to him?
(a) A copy of the consul's will.
(b) A letter from Yvonne.
(c) Letters from the consul that he never sent.
(d) A $100 bill.

5. Who invites Yvonne, Hugh, and the consul into his house after they all leave together?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Laruelle.
(c) A mysterious old woman.
(d) Quincey.

6. What does the man offer the consul after he falls face-first into the dirt after Yvonne has returned to their home?
(a) A drink.
(b) A cane.
(c) A ride.
(d) To call an ambulance.

7. What was Hugh hoping his music career would bring him?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Lots of women.
(c) Fame and fortune.
(d) The approval of his parents.

8. What item was confiscated by the border guards?
(a) Hugh's clothes.
(b) A very large stash of cash.
(c) Hugh's favorite book.
(d) Hugh's secret gun stash.

9. When Yvonne, Hugh, and the consul leave the consul's house together, where do they intend to go?
(a) The zoo.
(b) Canada.
(c) The festival.
(d) The courthouse.

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

11. What job does Hugh get after his attempts to become a famous musician fail?
(a) He works on the crew of a ship.
(b) He captains his own ship.
(c) He commissions a ship to look for treasure.
(d) He sets off as a pirate on his father's ship.

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

13. What job does Hugh take after being at sea?
(a) Reporter.
(b) Singer.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Baker.

14. What kind of animal does Yvonne try to buy at the brewery?
(a) A kitten.
(b) An armadillo.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A parrot.

15. What interrupts Yvonne and the consul's first conversation upon her return to Quauhnahuac?
(a) Musicians outside the bedroom window.
(b) The sound of sirens going by.
(c) Other people yelling.
(d) An annoying housemaid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hugh learn about the sailors on his ship?

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

3. How does Yvonne feel when she returns to her home?

4. Who shaves the consul while Hugh is over?

5. What is Hugh wearing the first time he sees Yvonne upon her return?

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