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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 limp.
(b) For his out-of-date shoes.
(c) For his bad Spanish.
(d) For his ugliness.

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

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

4. From where does the consul call for help when Hugh is over?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The bath.
(c) The basement.
(d) The garden.

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

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

7. What does Hugh think about himself growing up?
(a) That he missed his chance to do so.
(b) That he will never have to do so.
(c) That it is time for him to do so.
(d) That he did so too early for a young man like himself.

8. In which city did the consul and Yvonne have their last date before she left him?
(a) Quebec.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) Madrid.

9. Why must Yvonne and the consul pass up an invitation from the doctor?
(a) Because they burn the food they are supposed to bring.
(b) Because of his failing health.
(c) Because Yvonne is too distraught over her missing child.
(d) Because they are too poor to travel there.

10. What is Hugh wearing the first time he sees Yvonne upon her return?
(a) A Mexican cowboy outfit.
(b) His pajamas.
(c) A silk suit she gave him many years ago.
(d) A police officer's outfit.

11. Who is the man who helps the consul up right after he falls face-first into the dirt after Yvonne has returned to their home?
(a) His father.
(b) A man passing by.
(c) The doctor.
(d) A ghost.

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

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

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

15. Who is Maximilian?
(a) The man who robs Hugh and Yvonne.
(b) Yvonne's secret lover.
(c) A conqueror.
(d) Hugh and Yvonne's secret son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hugh go after he returns home from his sea voyage?

2. Where are Monsieur Laruelle and the local doctor talking when the novel beings?

3. Why does the consul fall face-first into the dirt after Yvonne has returned to their home?

4. What are the women doing that the consul draws Yvonne's attention to when she first sees him again?

5. Where has Hugh been living while on assignment?

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