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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 articles of Pollunder's clothing fascinate Karl?
(a) His hat and gloves.
(b) His overcoat and scarf.
(c) His waistcoat and watch chain.
(d) His cuff links and tie pin.

2. What sign does Karl notice that causes him to feel he needs to intervene in the stoker's explanation?
(a) The men in the office are growing restless.
(b) The stoker is becoming too upset to continue speaking.
(c) The attendant has gone out to fetch someone.
(d) The captain's face is starting to look angry.

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

4. What question does the man with the bamboo stick ask Karl?
(a) Why he is in America.
(b) Whether he has lost a trunk.
(c) Whether he is German.
(d) What his name is.

5. What does Jakob ask Karl if he has cancelled in preparation for his visit to Pollunder's?
(a) His etiquette lesson.
(b) His riding lesson.
(c) His music lesson.
(d) His English lesson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Karl and Jakob confused when Pollunder shows up to take Karl home with him?

2. When Karl imagines that his visit to the Pollunders might become "the turning point in his relationship with his uncle," what techniques are being used (57)?

3. How does Karl's mood change during dinner at the Pollunder's house?

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

5. Although Karl thinks that Jakob indulges him generously, what does the narrative imply is true about Jakob's behavior toward Karl?

(see the answer key)

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