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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. Before Karl will enter the stoker's room, what information does he ask the stoker for?
(a) His occupation.
(b) His nationality.
(c) His name.
(d) His religion.

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

3. 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 has not really made up their mind about taking the job yet.
(c) When the person accidentally meets someone who is already a stoker.
(d) When the person has been sent away from home all by themselves.

4. What title does Karl's uncle Jakob hold?
(a) He is a state senator.
(b) He is a baron.
(c) He is an earl.
(d) He is a United States Congressman.

5. How did Jakob find out about why Karl was sent to the United States?
(a) One of Karl's neighbors wrote to him.
(b) Karl's father wrote to him.
(c) Karl's mother wrote to him.
(d) Johanna Brummer wrote to him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which word best characterizes the stoker's explanation to the captain of his grievances against Schubal?

3. What sign does Karl notice that causes him to feel he needs to intervene in the stoker's explanation?

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

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

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