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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. To what group do the characters belong?
(a) Religious congregation
(b) Sports team
(c) College class
(d) Passengers

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The novel addresses prejudice and _____________.

3. What type of discrimination is at the forefront of this book?

4. The local people view the travelers with ____________________.

5. What is the mood of the passengers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unpleasant task does Dr. Schumann have to do now that the ship is in port?

2. What is the irony of Herr Lowenthal's occupation?

3. Describe the burgeoning relationship between Dr. Schumann and La Condesa.

4. What argument between Johann and his uncle makes Johann late for the fiesta?

5. How do Jenny and Willhelm Freytag meet?

6. What final attempt does Dr. Schumann make to communicate with La Condesa?

7. What is the dynamic between Herr Graf and his nephew, Johann?

8. Where does the ship dock as this chapter begins?

9. How does Frau Rittersdorf spend her time on deck?

10. How does the author begin the novel?

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