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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do some of the ship's passengers want to talk to the captain about these Spanish people?
(a) The people eat weird food
(b) They want to give them clothes
(c) They are worried about dirt and disease
(d) The people make too much noise

3. How many Spanish people are waiting to board the Vera at his dock?
(a) 12
(b) 875
(c) 450
(d) 35

4. What is the mood of the passengers?
(a) Sullen
(b) Buoyant
(c) Irritable
(d) Sad

5. What seems to be the only time the passengers are comfortable?
(a) When they're strolling on deck
(b) When they're on lounge chairs
(c) When they're sleeping
(d) When they segregate by nationality

6. The local people view the travelers with ____________________.
(a) Incredulity
(b) Resentment
(c) Respect
(d) Awe

7. The Huttens are both very ________________.
(a) Sad
(b) Emotional
(c) Aggressive
(d) Overweight

8. Who is La Condesa?
(a) An actress
(b) The wife of an ambassador
(c) A Mexican princess
(d) A political exile

9. With whom is Herr Wilibald Graf traveling?
(a) His nephew, Johann
(b) His wife, Kara
(c) His brother, James
(d) His partner, Klaus

10. On whose life was an attempt made recently?
(a) President of France
(b) Swedish Consul
(c) U.S. President
(d) British Prime Minister

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

12. The book is what type of literature?
(a) Autobiography
(b) Fiction
(c) Non-fiction
(d) Biography

13. What type of discrimination is at the forefront of this book?
(a) Gender
(b) Age
(c) Religious
(d) Racial

14. Where are the characters going?
(a) Austria
(b) Poland
(c) France
(d) Germany

15. Who is the author of this novel?
(a) William Faulkner
(b) Katherine Porter
(c) Ernest Hemingway
(d) Harper Lee

Short Answer Questions

1. The novel explores the personal dynamics among _____________.

2. What is Herr Wilibald Graf's role?

3. What color shirt does the political agitator wear?

4. What is the profession of Herr Karl Baumgartner?

5. In what country had La Condesa lived?

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