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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the ship's doctor?
(a) Dr. Schmidt
(b) Dr. Schweitzer
(c) Dr. Schumann
(d) Dr. Saylor

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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

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

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

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

11. The novel explores the personal dynamics among _____________.
(a) Relatives
(b) College roommates
(c) Ex-spouses
(d) Strangers

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

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

14. What is a group of people waiting to do?
(a) Watch a bullfight
(b) See a concert
(c) Board a plane
(d) Board a ship

15. What color shirt does the political agitator wear?
(a) Green
(b) White
(c) Orange
(d) Red

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is La Condesa?

2. What seems to be the only time the passengers are comfortable?

3. Who is the author of this novel?

4. What are the names of the six-year-old twins on board the ship?

5. What is the state of the health of Herr Wilibald Graf?

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