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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. What does the stoker suggest that Karl should do with his life?
(a) Go back to Europe.
(b) Go to college.
(c) Join a trade union.
(d) Find work out West.

2. As he looks at the photograph of his parents, what decision does Karl reconsider?
(a) Coming to America.
(b) The visit to Pollunder's.
(c) Taking a shared room at the inn.
(d) Refusing to write home.

3. Who is the author of Amerika?
(a) Günter Grass.
(b) Hermann Hesse.
(c) Franz Kafka.
(d) Thomas Mann.

4. What information do Karl's first remarks to Delamarche and Robinson unintentionally give away?
(a) He is a recent German immigrant with few prospects in life.
(b) He is sociable and genuinely interested in other people.
(c) He is naive and may have resources they can take advantage of.
(d) He is polite and easy-going and will be no trouble to share a room with.

5. What item of his does Karl expect to find in the dining room?
(a) His hat.
(b) His pocket watch.
(c) His gloves.
(d) His umbrella.

Short Answer Questions

1. What compliment does Karl offer Therese about her job?

2. Why is Karl's uniform wet when he first tries it on?

3. What element of the attic room's decor does Karl spend time looking at closely?

4. How many offices does Jakob keep in the building he lives in?

5. At what time of day do Karl's English lessons occur?

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