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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Dr. Schumann been instructed to do regarding La Condesa?
(a) Keep her heart medication ready
(b) Keep her in a subdued mood
(c) Keep her mood-altering drugs locked up
(d) Keep her heavily sedated

2. Who approaches Jenny to ask questions about her relationship with David?
(a) Wilhelm Freytag
(b) Dr. Schumann
(c) Frau Hutten
(d) Frau Rittersdorf

3. What has Herr Graf been able to do for people in the past?
(a) Use healing powers to restore critically ill people
(b) Teach them to tango
(c) Save them money on their taxes
(d) Tailor beautiful suits

4. Who is Mrs. Treadwell's roommate?
(a) Elsa
(b) Lizzi
(c) Frau Lutz
(d) La Condesa

5. At dinner, the topic of conversation turns to ___________________.
(a) Good and evil
(b) Colombian coffee
(c) Naziism
(d) Darwinism

6. Who is Amparo's boyfriend?
(a) Lupe
(b) Pedro
(c) Pele
(d) Pepe

7. What is Frau Rittersdorf doing on the deck?
(a) Sketching
(b) Writing letters
(c) Writing in her journal
(d) Reading

8. Where is La Condesa to be exiled?
(a) Guyana
(b) Nigeria
(c) Tenerife
(d) Tennessee

9. What does La Condesa do with the items sent to her room by Captain Thiele?
(a) Feeds them to the Cuban students
(b) Throws them overboard
(c) Breaks them
(d) Rips them up

10. Of what does Herr Graf remind Johann about this trip?
(a) It will be a good part of his education
(b) He will inherit Graf's entire estate for accompanying him
(c) He may meet some girls he likes
(d) He must get over his fear of sea travel

11. What happens each night on deck?
(a) A movie
(b) A dance
(c) A midnight buffet
(d) A play

12. What will be Elsa's job when she returns to Switzerland?
(a) Teaching
(b) Dancing
(c) Husband hunting
(d) Playing the violin

13. In what does Herr Glocken carry his medicine?
(a) Tin box
(b) Flask
(c) Overnight bag
(d) Medicine bag

14. What does Arne Hansen find out about Amparo?
(a) She is a nun
(b) She is a lawer
(c) She is a prostitute
(d) She is a teacher

15. What happens after Freytag's admission at dinner?
(a) His passport is confiscated
(b) A bomb goes off in his room
(c) His dinner seating has been changed for the rest of the voyage
(d) He is strangled in his sleep

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the impromptu event in honor of Captain Thiele?

2. What has Frau Lutz been advising her daughter, Elsa, on?

3. What is the nature of the topics at the captain's table that evening?

4. Mrs. Treadwell is celebrating which birthday today?

5. What do Ric and Rac throw overboard tonight?

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