View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many Spanish people are waiting to board the Vera at his dock?
(a) 35
(b) 875
(c) 12
(d) 450

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

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

5. What are the names of the six-year-old twins on board the ship?
(a) Frick and Frack
(b) Rick and Rack
(c) Ric and Rac
(d) Ricci and Raccone

6. How long will it take the passengers to reach their destination?
(a) Three weeks
(b) Two months
(c) One month
(d) Four days

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

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

9. What is the mood of the passengers?
(a) Sad
(b) Irritable
(c) Sullen
(d) Buoyant

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

11. Where are the Spanish people headed?
(a) France
(b) Spain
(c) Cuba
(d) Germany

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

13. Who is La Condesa?
(a) An actress
(b) A Mexican princess
(c) The wife of an ambassador
(d) A political exile

14. What was the nature of Herr Heinrich Lutz business in Mexico?
(a) Automobile dealership
(b) Landscaping
(c) Restaurant owner
(d) Hotel ownership

15. In what month of the year does the story take place?
(a) August
(b) June
(c) January
(d) November

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the profession of Herr Karl Baumgartner?

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

4. To whom does Herr Julius Lowentah sell his merchandise?

5. What does Herr Julius Lowenthal sell?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 307 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample