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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. Where does Michener travel for the Whitsuntide festival?
(a) Sanlucar
(b) El Rocio
(c) Cordoba
(d) Barriana

2. The author describes Spain as:
(a) the same as other countries
(b) a very special country
(c) horrible
(d) a place he would never visit again

3. What is the focal point of socialization for businessmen in Spain?
(a) the central plaza
(b) the church
(c) the club
(d) a restaurant

4. The bright orange on the tree trunks indicates that the trunks were:
(a) freshly watered
(b) diseased
(c) growing
(d) stripped for cork

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Damascene is:

2. The Spanish Civil War was fought between:

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

4. What kind of candy is a Spanish delicacy?

5. Las Marismas is:

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the American end up attending a bullfight in Valencia?

2. What does Michener learn from the villagers about the young men?

3. Why does Michener recommend Sevilla as the city to visit if the traveler can only visit one city in Spain?

4. What was the Spanish Civil War?

5. What does the American find when he travels to Teruel by train?

6. What problems does Michener experience with restaurants when he first arrives in Toledo?

7. What is the major wildlife preserve in Las Marimas?

8. What is the topography of Las Marismas?

9. What does Michener conclude about the women of Badajoz?

10. What is the Alhambra?

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