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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. Entremeses are:

2. What did Spanish royalty do with their illegitimate daughters?

3. According to Michener, the men from Andalucia who migrate to Barcelona stay there because:

4. Michener feels the best bullfights are when:

5. The patron saint of Spain is:

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Spanish acquire apartments in the seacoast areas?

2. How had the small town of Teruel become significant in the Spanish Civil War?

3. In Madrid, Michener meets Don Luis, whom he first met at Las Marimas. What do the two men talk about?

4. Where does the world Iberia come from?

5. What is Michener's attitude toward bullfighting?

6. What does Michener say that Arevalo is renowned for?

7. What is the sardona?

8. What did Michener think of his experience in Castielfabib?

9. What are Michener's views on Portugal?

10. What is the Casa de las Conchas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the Way of St. James? What is the history associated with it and why is it significant? What is the Day of St. James and where is it celebrated?

Essay Topic 2

What is the story behind the Lovers of Teruel? Is it a true story? What can be seen at the tomb? Why does it help to know the history of a place such as the tomb of the Lovers of Teruel?

Essay Topic 3

Has this book stimulated your interests in Spain? Why or why not? What parts of Spain would you like to see? Why? What parts would you like to avoid and why?

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