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

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

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

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

5. Who is the author of Amerika?
(a) Franz Kafka.
(b) Günter Grass.
(c) Thomas Mann.
(d) Hermann Hesse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stoker suggest that Karl should do with his life?

2. What has the servant woman named the child that she alleges Karl fathered?

3. What title does Karl's uncle Jakob hold?

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

5. What question does the man with the bamboo stick ask Karl?

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