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. Whose holds the job the head porter calls the "most stupid work in the entire hotel" (175)?
(a) The errand boys who work for the underporters.
(b) The underporters who answer guest questions.
(c) The lift boys.
(d) The hotel detectives.

2. On page 271, what does Karl's female friend tell him after she hears him play an instrument?
(a) "You're an artist."
(b) "What a clamor!"
(c) "Don't spoil the chorus."
(d) "You play so poorly."

3. Which character from earlier in the novel does Karl run into at the racetrack and end up making the journey to Oklahama with?
(a) Giacomo.
(b) Robinson.
(c) Mak.
(d) Bess.

4. What element of the engineering office is familiar from earlier episodes in Karl's story?
(a) A vast, maze-like interior.
(b) People bustling everywhere, refusing to answer questions.
(c) A German military trunk and traveler's cap.
(d) Paired authority figures looking at a ledger.

5. How does Karl's mood change during dinner at the Pollunder's house?
(a) He feels more and more confused and begins to feel as if he is watching a play.
(b) His pleasure at the fine food and surroundings is broken by Klara's strange mood.
(c) He grows progressively more uncomfortable and distressed.
(d) His initial bad mood is lightened by Klara's jokes and teasing.