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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter II, "The Uncle," and Chapter III, "A Country House Outside New York".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the stoker, when is it most likely that a person would become a stoker?
(a) When the person has not really made up their mind about taking the job yet.
(b) When the person is down on their luck and has run out of options.
(c) When the person has been sent away from home all by themselves.
(d) When the person accidentally meets someone who is already a stoker.

2. What does Karl feel he is being treated like during dinner at the Pollunder house?
(a) An intruder.
(b) A servant.
(c) A child.
(d) An accomplice.

3. What does Klara think Karl's last name is?
(a) Brummer.
(b) Jakob.
(c) Rossmann.
(d) Bendelmayer.

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

5. What has the servant woman named the child that she alleges Karl fathered?
(a) Lisel.
(b) Karl.
(c) Johanna.
(d) Jakob.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Schubal enters the office, what is he wearing?

2. When Karl returns to his uncle's office after gathering his things for the visit, what causes him to think his uncle is angry?

3. When Karl tries to use some New York expressions during dinner with Green and Pollunder, what is their response?

4. What sign does Karl notice that causes him to feel he needs to intervene in the stoker's explanation?

5. Why does Pollunder drive down mostly side streets once they reach the suburbs?

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