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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. Where does the action take place?

2. What is the name of the ship?

3. In what year does the story take place?

4. Which of the following is not heightened during the trip?

5. How long will it take the passengers to reach their destination?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the impression that La Condesa makes on the ship's passengers.

2. Which passengers debark when the ship docks at Vigo?

3. What topics does the author explore?

4. Who are the members of the Spanish dance troupe?

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

6. Explain the author's point of view for the story.

7. What is the destination of La Condesa?

8. What is the setting for the novel?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses the characters of Ric and Rac as symbols of enacting the minor terrors the adults wish they could affect on others. Explain why the twins' behavior is a conduit of what the adults want to do? Why does the author use the twins for this vehicle?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the book's title?

Essay Topic 3

The author writes about Dr. Schumann in this way: "...the island he would never see again, had not in fact seen at all, except as a steep road from the dock with a small white carriage climbing away slowly taking with it all the vanities and illusions of his life." What literary technique is used in this example? What is the author trying to say about Dr. Schumann?

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