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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is one of the few remaining members of the consul's household staff that Yvonne talks to?
(a) The driver.
(b) The painter.
(c) The butcher.
(d) The maid.

3. Where are Monsieur Laruelle and the local doctor talking when the novel beings?
(a) In a church.
(b) Walking down the street.
(c) In a casino.
(d) In the doctor's office.

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

5. 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 did Laruelle first meet the consul?

2. How does Quincey respond to the consul?

3. Where did Yvonne and the consul have their last date before Yvonne left him?

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

5. What is the consul served for breakfast upon Yvonne's return?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of relationship do Hugh and Yvonne have?

2. What can the consul not forget during the town's festival?

3. What does the consul know must happen for him to keep Yvonne?

4. What does Yvonne admit to Hugh about her plans for the consul?

5. Why is Yvonne returning to Quauhnahuac?

6. Why can the consul not translate the Spanish signs when he is lost in town?

7. How does the consul deal with his adoptive family's behavior?

8. What mission did the consul complete successfully during his time in the British navy?

9. What advice does the doctor give the consul at Quincy's house?

10. Why does most of the consul's household staff leave him during his estranged wife's absence?

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