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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Huttens' bulldog?
(a) Ben
(b) Bebe
(c) Bowser
(d) Babe

2. What is the feeling of most of the passengers regarding Mexico?
(a) It's too poor
(b) It's too hot
(c) Sad to be leaving
(d) Happy to be leaving

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

4. Where does the ship dock on the third day of sailing?
(a) Havana, Cuba
(b) Sand Diego, California
(c) Nassau, Bahamas
(d) Miami, Florida

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

6. In what Mexican city does the novel begin?
(a) Mexico City
(b) San Diego
(c) Veracruz
(d) Cancun

7. What does Herr Julius Lowenthal sell?
(a) Cars
(b) Clothing
(c) Jewelry
(d) Religious artifacts

8. What is the state of the health of Herr Wilibald Graf?
(a) Perfect
(b) Heart disease
(c) Dying
(d) Some minor problems

9. Where are the characters going?
(a) Germany
(b) Poland
(c) France
(d) Austria

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

11. What is the name of the Baumgartners' eight-year-old son?
(a) Harry
(b) Hans
(c) Klaus
(d) Howard

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

13. The book is what type of literature?
(a) Non-fiction
(b) Autobiography
(c) Biography
(d) Fiction

14. What is the name of the Swedish man on board the ship?
(a) Arne Swenson
(b) Arne Hansen
(c) Sven Hansen
(d) Sven Swenson

15. For what German city is the ship bound?
(a) Bremerhaven
(b) Bonn
(c) Frankfurt
(d) Berlin

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a group of people waiting to do?

2. What do the passengers have to obtain from the official offices?

3. Where are the characters coming from?

4. In what month of the year does the story take place?

5. How many Spanish people are waiting to board the Vera at his dock?

(see the answer keys)

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