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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter II, "The Uncle," and Chapter III, "A Country House Outside New York".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After dinner, what does Karl realize he finds incomprehensible?
(a) The exact nature of his uncle's business.
(b) Social expectations in his new country.
(c) Pollunder's lack of supervision of Klara's activities.
(d) The attitude the Pollunders are now taking toward Green.

3. What does Karl ask Pollunder about on the drive out to the country?
(a) His uncle.
(b) The business.
(c) American customs.
(d) Klara.

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

5. What does Karl first notice about Klara when he sees her in the light?
(a) The lace at the throat of her dress.
(b) The redness of her lips.
(c) How large the pupils of her eyes are.
(d) The bruise on her cheek.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the most accurate description of the stoker's room?

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

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

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

5. What apparently affectionate gesture does Pollunder make toward Karl as they drive?

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