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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Schumann rescue from one of Ric and Rac's pranks?

2. Who is Amparo's boyfriend?

3. What does Captain Thiele send to La Condesa's room?

4. Denny thinks it is _____________ that a Jewish man would sell Catholic articles.

5. What happens each night on deck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Religious difference and intolerance is a major theme in the story. What is going on on the world stage that would make the author include this as such an important element in the story? What points is she trying to make? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

When the Spanish dancers are outraged that a carriage driver charges for each passenger as opposed to one flat fee, the author writes about the Spanish dancers in this way: "'Look, Senor, this carriage is for six persons, you are ten. I charge by the passenger.' 'That's mere robbery,' said Pancho, 'I will not pay it.'" What literary technique is used in this example? What is the author trying to say about the Spanish dancers?

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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