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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Badajoz.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Spanish phrase does Michener consider to be essential:
(a) Viva yo
(b) dona
(c) don
(d) adios

2. When Michener told the hotel clerk in Badajoz that he planned to remain for a month, the clerk:
(a) maintained the same price of the room
(b) raised the price of the room
(c) lowered the price of the room
(d) offered free meals

3. Who shows the American around Castellon?
(a) the freighter's captain
(b) the freighter crew
(c) a hired guide
(d) the bargeman

4. What does Michener learn of the young men of the village in Extremadura?
(a) they work hard on their peasant plots
(b) they work as merchants in the town
(c) they leave for Germany or Barcelona and send home money
(d) they work for their fathers

5. The time of Michener's visit is:
(a) the mid 1940s
(b) the late 1940s
(c) the early 1960s
(d) the late 1950s

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Badajoz is located in a region called:

3. The average man in Badajoz is:

4. The club proprietor explains to Michener:

5. Before leaving Valencia, who does the American meet?

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