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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapter I, "The Stoker".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the most accurate description of the stoker's room?
(a) Cramped and poorly lit.
(b) Smelly and loud.
(c) Dirty and disorganized.
(d) Cold and damp.

2. What item from his trunk does Karl think of giving to the stoker?
(a) A pair of woolen socks.
(b) A cat's eye marble.
(c) A piece of salami.
(d) A 10 Pfennig coin.

3. What are the "gilded caryatids" on the door outside the office (10)?
(a) Sculptures of women covered in gold.
(b) Narrow columns that hold up the lintel.
(c) Ornamental flowers carved into the wood.
(d) Decorative rivets made of solid gold.

4. Which word best characterizes the stoker's explanation to the captain of his grievances against Schubal?
(a) Precise.
(b) Startling.
(c) Respectful.
(d) Rambling.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the office, to whom does Karl show his passport?

2. What is one of the stoker's chief complaints about Schubal?

3. Which detail most clearly supports the idea that the stoker is nervous about going to the office?

4. What does the civilian man with the bamboo stick keep looking at and then looking at Karl?

5. In the story's opening, what does Karl realize he has left below deck?

(see the answer key)

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