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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Herr William Freytag returning to Germany?
(a) To sell a house
(b) To attend a reunion
(c) To attend a funeral
(d) To get his wife and mother

2. In what country had La Condesa lived?
(a) Cuba
(b) USA
(c) Spain
(d) Bolivia

3. In what year does the story take place?
(a) 1931
(b) 1899
(c) 1945
(d) 1918

4. To where is La Condesa headed?
(a) Tel Aviv
(b) Tenerife
(c) Telluride
(d) Trenton

5. How many Cuban college students board the ship in Havana?
(a) 13
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 3

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do some of the ship's passengers want to talk to the captain about these Spanish people?

2. What is the mood of the passengers?

3. What is the name of the Baumgartners' eight-year-old son?

4. What is the profession of Herr Karl Baumgartner?

5. What was the nature of Herr Heinrich Lutz business in Mexico?

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