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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter VI, "The Robinson Affair".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Karl leave behind in the porter's lodge?
(a) His hat.
(b) His suit jacket.
(c) His overcoat.
(d) His umbrella.

2. How does Karl's relationship with Rennel show that Karl has not grown much from his experiences?
(a) Karl does not like Rennel because of his nationality.
(b) Karl does not know when Rennel is lying to him.
(c) Karl lets Rennel cheat him out of his salary.
(d) Karl lets Rennel take advantage of him.

3. When Karl first looks up at the balcony after he arrives, what does he notice about Delamarche?
(a) Delamarche is fanning himself with a tiny fan.
(b) Delamarche is eating a large salami.
(c) Delamarche is looking at him through opera glasses.
(d) Delamarche is holding a red parasol.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Karl to have second thoughts about leaving New York?

2. When he is in the office talking with the head waiter and the head porter, what does Karl believe is the cause of most of their accusations against him?

3. 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)?

4. What does it mean that the head waiter has a "choleric" temperament?

5. What does the head cook tell Karl that he does not "seem the type" for?

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