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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. Michener travels to Las Marismas to visit:

2. What is so impressive about the Toledo cathedral?

3. Where does Michener travel for the Whitsuntide festival?

4. What bird populates Las Marismas that is sold throughout Europe as pets?

5. In the Toledo cathedral, there is a memorial to:

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the American end up attending a bullfight in Valencia?

2. What is the Alhambra?

3. Who was Cisneros?

4. What is Michener's reason for going to the Las Marsimas area?

5. What problems does Michener experience with restaurants when he first arrives in Toledo?

6. Who was Maimonides, another of the great men whose birthplace Michener wanted to see?

7. What is one of the first things that Michener wants to know about Badajoz?

8. What is the topography of Las Marismas?

9. Why did Michener want to go to Badajoz?

10. Why does Michener recommend travelers visit Sevilla during the weeks preceding Easter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the story behind the Lovers of Teruel? Is it a true story? What can be seen at the tomb? Why does it help to know the history of a place such as the tomb of the Lovers of Teruel?

Essay Topic 2

Michener describes himself as a tourist in Spain and says that the experiences he had in Spain are available to any intelligent traveler. Do you agree with him? What is required to have the experience that Michener had? Do you think the fact that he is a famous writer helps?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Spanish Civil War. Who was fighting who and why? Why did the war attract volunteers from around the world? What was the Abraham Lincoln Brigade?

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