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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter VI, "The Robinson Affair".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comic detail is offered about the head porter's appearance?
(a) His uniform hat is so tall that it is continually toppling from his head.
(b) His beard is so shiny with wax that it looks as if it is soaking wet.
(c) His ears stick out from the sides of his heads like teacup handles.
(d) His clothing is so richly decorated that it makes it hard for him to move.

2. Where is Therese originally from?
(a) Pomerania.
(b) Paris.
(c) Prague.
(d) Boston.

3. To what city does Green want to send Karl?
(a) Boston.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Saint Louis.

4. When Robinson appears at the hotel, what does Karl see sticking out of Robinson's pocket?
(a) A letter.
(b) A knife.
(c) A brandy bottle.
(d) A photograph.

5. What does the word "Occidental" mean?
(a) Of foreign origin, exotic.
(b) Having to do with the West.
(c) Containing sharp ridges.
(d) An irregular, eight-sided shape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes it so difficult for Karl to get a meal for himself and his companions at the Occidental Hotel?

2. What were Delamarche and Robinson doing when they met Brunelda?

3. At the hotel, what suggestion of Karl's causes Robinson to begin loudly weeping?

4. What do Robinson and Karl tear the apartment apart looking for during Brunelda's bath?

5. What is the main source of lighting at the Pollunder home?

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