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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the consul briefly consider switching alcohols after he has fallen down?

2. How old is Hugh?

3. What does the consul hallucinate and see his bathtub filled with?

4. What is the consul attempting -- albeit badly -- to impress Yvonne with?

5. Where does the consul go after speaking with Quincey?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Hugh feel that his youth is gone?

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

5. What does Hugh hope has happened to his music career while he was at sea?

6. Why does Hugh feel cheated out of his experience at sea?

7. How does Yvonne react to seeing the consul when she returns to Quauhnahuac?

8. What does the consul think is the source of his visions and hallucinations?

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

10. Why is the consul sent away and stationed in his useless job in the small Mexican town where the novel takes place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

List three ways that the story of the German soldiers' deaths and the consul's role in them impact the reader's view of the consul as a character before he actually arrives in "Under the Volcano."

Essay Topic 2

Why does Lowry choose to have Yvonne and the consul appear to reconcile and mend their relationship at the bull fight? What message is he trying to convey about each character through this event?

Essay Topic 3

About which character does the reader of "Under the Volcano" know the most? Why is this? What evidence from the text supports your position?

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