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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Spanish passengers consist of an eight-person ______________________.
(a) Zarzuela dance troupe
(b) Jazz band
(c) Ballet company
(d) Theater troupe

2. What had been Herr Hutten's role in Mexico?
(a) German diplomat
(b) Airline pilot
(c) Border guard
(d) Head of a German school

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

4. Where are the characters confined?
(a) In a hospital
(b) Close quarters on a ship
(c) In a bomb shelter
(d) In a church

5. What seems to be the only time the passengers are comfortable?
(a) When they're sleeping
(b) When they're strolling on deck
(c) When they're on lounge chairs
(d) When they segregate by nationality

6. What is the name of the ship?
(a) Vannah
(b) Vanity
(c) Valdoz
(d) Vera

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

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

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

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

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

12. What is the profession of Herr Karl Baumgartner?
(a) Tennis pro
(b) Attorney
(c) Physician
(d) Accountant

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

14. The Huttens are both very ________________.
(a) Emotional
(b) Aggressive
(c) Sad
(d) Overweight

15. What is the distinguishing physical characteristic of Herr Karl Glocken?
(a) Hunchback
(b) Club foot
(c) Cleft palate
(d) Bald head

Short Answer Questions

1. To what group do the characters belong?

2. Where are the Spanish people headed?

3. What is the feeling of most of the passengers regarding Mexico?

4. How many passengers are from Switzerland?

5. What color shirt does the political agitator wear?

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