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. What does the civilian man with the bamboo stick keep looking at and then looking at Karl?
(a) A photograph.
(b) The captain's sword.
(c) The window.
(d) A notebook.

2. What gossip starts to go around the Occidental about Rennel?
(a) He is engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a guest.
(b) He is pilfering small items from guests' rooms.
(c) He is really the son of the hotel's owner.
(d) He is about to be promoted to the hotel waitstaff.

3. What element of the attic room's decor does Karl spend time looking at closely?
(a) The desk.
(b) The linens.
(c) The photographs.
(d) The piano.

4. When Karl returns to his uncle's office after gathering his things for the visit, what causes him to think his uncle is angry?
(a) His uncle is tapping his hands against his knees repeatedly.
(b) His uncle does not look him in the eye.
(c) His uncle has already left the room.
(d) His uncle's face is red, as if he has been shouting.

5. What causes Karl to have second thoughts about leaving New York?
(a) The sight of an area that reminds him of Germany.
(b) His memory of his room, desk, and piano in his room in New York.
(c) Robinson and Delamarche's criticisms of Jakob's company.
(d) The way Robinson and Delamarche eat the salami without offering any to Karl.