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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the profession of Herr Siegfried Rieber?
(a) Architect
(b) Lutheran minister
(c) Attorney
(d) Ladies fashion magazine publisher

2. Where does the action take place?
(a) A townhouse
(b) A church
(c) A university
(d) A ship

3. How many passengers are from Switzerland?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

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

5. On whose life was an attempt made recently?
(a) President of France
(b) Swedish Consul
(c) British Prime Minister
(d) U.S. President

6. What is Herr Wilibald Graf's role?
(a) Healthcare
(b) Law enforcement
(c) Religious zealot
(d) Politician

7. Where are the characters coming from?
(a) Spain
(b) Paraguay
(c) Brazil
(d) Mexico

8. What is the condition of Mexico at the time?
(a) Hot and dry
(b) Peaceful
(c) In a state of uprising
(d) Impoverished

9. The local people view the travelers with ____________________.
(a) Respect
(b) Incredulity
(c) Resentment
(d) Awe

10. What do the passengers have to obtain from the official offices?
(a) Travel papers
(b) Lunch tickets
(c) Passports
(d) Inoculations

11. What do the local people try to get from the travelers?
(a) Clothes
(b) Food
(c) Money
(d) Tickets

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

13. Why do some of the ship's passengers want to talk to the captain about these Spanish people?
(a) They want to give them clothes
(b) The people make too much noise
(c) The people eat weird food
(d) They are worried about dirt and disease

14. Who are the two Mexican Catholic priests traveling to Spain?
(a) Father Garza and Father Castillo
(b) Father Garbanzo and Father Carillo
(c) Father Garza and Father Carillo
(d) Father Gonzales and Father Carillo

15. How many Americans are on board the ship?
(a) 13
(b) 4
(c) 9
(d) 6

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Cuban college students board the ship in Havana?

2. Who is the author of this novel?

3. Where are the characters going?

4. What type of discrimination is at the forefront of this book?

5. Who is the ship's doctor?

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