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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Herr Wilibald Graf's role?

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

3. What is the distinguishing physical characteristic of Herr Karl Glocken?

4. What do the passengers have to obtain from the official offices?

5. Why do some of the ship's passengers want to talk to the captain about these Spanish people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the book's title?

2. What is the first display of anti-Semitic behavior aboard ship?

3. How do the local people view the departing travelers?

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

5. What are the first pranks of Ric and Rac?

6. How does the author begin the novel?

7. How do the passengers get acclimated to their surroundings on the ship?

8. Who are Ric and Rac?

9. What is the destination of La Condesa?

10. Who are the Huttens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author is a master at creating visual images through descriptive language and techniques. When writing about Mrs. Treadwell's memory of a long-forgotten childhood friend she writes, "As if she could even invent a regret for a bond that had no more substance than a drift of cigarette smoke." What does the author mean by this statement? Create another statement that could mean the same thing.

Essay Topic 2

The author speaks to several personal problems with the characters that are still problems with people today. Name at least two of these personal issues and cite examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What is the symbolism of La Condesa? Who does she represent as a whole as she is being exiled from Cuba? What is the symbolism of Dr. Schumann's desire to help her and love her but his inability to do it in the end? Consider the nationalities of the characters. Explain.

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