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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. What does the civilian man with the bamboo stick keep looking at and then looking at Karl?
(a) A photograph.
(b) The captain's sword.
(c) A notebook.
(d) The window.

2. How old is Karl when the narrative opens?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

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

4. What criticism of Schubal does the captain make?
(a) Schubal needs to learn to speak better German.
(b) Schubal is rumored to favor Slovaks and Romanians.
(c) Schubal is often missing from his station.
(d) Schubal is becoming too independent.

5. What is one of the stoker's chief complaints about Schubal?
(a) Schubal has a criminal record.
(b) Schubal drinks on the job.
(c) Schubal is a Roman Catholic.
(d) Schubal is Romanian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the "gilded caryatids" on the door outside the office (10)?

2. According to the stoker, when is it most likely that a person would become a stoker?

3. How does Karl feel when he realizes that the stoker could probably physically overpower everyone in the office?

4. How did Jakob find out about why Karl was sent to the United States?

5. Who is the author of Amerika?

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