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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. How long will it take the passengers to reach their destination?
(a) Two months
(b) One month
(c) Three weeks
(d) Four days

2. To where is La Condesa headed?
(a) Telluride
(b) Tenerife
(c) Tel Aviv
(d) Trenton

3. What kind of business did Herr Karl Glocken own in Mexico?
(a) Publishing company
(b) Law firm
(c) Restaurant
(d) Newspaper and tobacco

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

5. For what German city is the ship bound?
(a) Bremerhaven
(b) Bonn
(c) Frankfurt
(d) Berlin

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the local people try to get from the travelers?

2. How many passengers are from Switzerland?

3. Who is the ship's doctor?

4. David Scott and Jenny Brown are _______________.

5. What seems to be the only time the passengers are comfortable?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Captain endure the fiesta in his honor?

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

3. Why has the time ashore made Frau Rittersdorf particularly melancholy?

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

5. Describe the confrontation between Herr Hansen and Herr Rieber.

6. Describe Mrs. Treadwell's violent reaction when Denny mistakes her for Pastora.

7. Who are the Swiss passengers on the ship?

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

9. What are the Huttens feeling toward the group of Spanish dancers?

10. How do Jenny and Willhelm Freytag meet?

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