This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Fragments: "Brunelda's Departure," "At a street corner Karl saw..." and "They traveled for two days...".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Karl feel when he realizes that the stoker could probably physically overpower everyone in the office?
(a) Amused.
(b) Comforted.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Angry.

2. When Schubal enters the office, what is he wearing?
(a) An imperial frock coat.
(b) Grey leather trousers.
(c) A kitchen maid's apron.
(d) A colorfully embroidered vest.

3. What disappoints Karl about his new job?
(a) The manual explicitly forbids sleeping in the elevator during slow hours.
(b) The only contact he has with the elevator's machinery is pushing a button.
(c) He is assigned to an elevator that does not serve the hotel's richer clients.
(d) He cannot figure out how to polish the elevator brass as well as Rennel does.

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

5. Why are Karl and Robinson sent out to the balcony shortly after they arrive at the apartment?
(a) Brunelda wants to take a bath.
(b) Brunelda wants private time with Delamarche.
(c) Brunelda wants them to clean the balcony.
(d) Brunelda wants to take a nap.