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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 do Karl and Klara get into a fight about after dinner?
(a) Klara insults Karl's ability to speak and understand English.
(b) Karl makes an insulting remark about the renovations of the house.
(c) Karl does not want to go into Klara's bedroom.
(d) Karl wants to stop to see his bedroom.

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

3. What is the stoker's job?
(a) He assists the head chef.
(b) He carries passenger luggage.
(c) He makes sure the ship is on course.
(d) He tends the fire that powers the ship.

4. What is the attitude Green takes toward Klara that so offends Karl?
(a) He dismisses her opinions because of her sex.
(b) He seems to barely realize Klara is in the room.
(c) He fawns on her because Pollunder is his boss.
(d) He flatters her and is flirtatious.

5. When Karl is wandering through the vast Pollunder house, what is he reminded of?
(a) Families on the east side of the city who live crowded together in one room.
(b) The many floors of offices in his uncle's building.
(c) The cozy warmth of his parents' home in Germany.
(d) The sprawling interior of the ship he traveled to America on.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Karl calls Klara a "wild cat," what technique is being used?

2. What does Karl first notice about Klara when he sees her in the light?

3. What argument does Pollunder give to persuade Jakob to let Karl come for a visit?

4. What makes Karl uncomfortable about the building his uncle lives in?

5. What does Karl feel he is being treated like during dinner at the Pollunder house?

(see the answer key)

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