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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter IV, "The March to Ramses," and Chapter V, "At the Occidental Hotel".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time of day do Karl's English lessons occur?
(a) 7:00 a.m.
(b) 4:00 p.m.
(c) 10:00 a.m.
(d) 8:00 p.m.

2. What sign does Karl notice that causes him to feel he needs to intervene in the stoker's explanation?
(a) The men in the office are growing restless.
(b) The captain's face is starting to look angry.
(c) The stoker is becoming too upset to continue speaking.
(d) The attendant has gone out to fetch someone.

3. What title does Karl's uncle Jakob hold?
(a) He is a baron.
(b) He is an earl.
(c) He is a state senator.
(d) He is a United States Congressman.

4. When Karl is wandering through the vast Pollunder house, what is he reminded of?
(a) The cozy warmth of his parents' home in Germany.
(b) The sprawling interior of the ship he traveled to America on.
(c) The many floors of offices in his uncle's building.
(d) Families on the east side of the city who live crowded together in one room.

5. What surprises Delamarche and Robinson about Karl's time in New York?
(a) He did not meet any native New Yorkers.
(b) He saw almost nothing of the city.
(c) He learned very little English.
(d) He did not find himself a girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the head cook compliment Karl on?

2. What does Karl ask Pollunder about on the drive out to the country?

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

4. What causes Karl to have second thoughts about leaving New York?

5. How does Karl feel when he realizes that the stoker could probably physically overpower everyone in the office?

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