Iberia: Spanish Travels and Reflections | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Introduction

1. The book opens with a freighter traveling to Spain from:

Scotland

2. The man on board in the Introduction is described as being:

American

3. Where does the freighter stop to pick up oranges?

Burriana

4. The oranges are to be used for:

making marmalade

5. The oranges were shipped in:

steel barrels

6. Who shows the American around Castellon?

the bargeman

7. In Castellon, what did the women throw from the balconies?

darts with streamers attached

8. At the end of the fiesta, the American saw his first:

zarzuela or light opera

9. Where else had the American traveled as he did in Spain?

Mexico

10. In what way did the American travel to Teruel?

train

11. The people of Teruel are described as:

poor peasants

12. After wandering around the country side of Teruel, who does the American meet as he returns?

the Guardia...
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