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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. Why does Delamarche say that the neighborhood he is currently living in is ideal?
(a) Brunelda's ex-husband is afraid to come there.
(b) It is quiet.
(c) It is cheap.
(d) There is a bar across the street.

2. What makes Karl uncomfortable about the building his uncle lives in?
(a) It is made of steel.
(b) All of the large windows.
(c) The other tenants.
(d) The way sound echoes.

3. What criticism of Schubal does the captain make?
(a) Schubal needs to learn to speak better German.
(b) Schubal is rumored to favor Slovaks and Romanians.
(c) Schubal is becoming too independent.
(d) Schubal is often missing from his station.

4. What does Robinson say prevented him and Delamarche from finding work after Karl left them outside the Occidental Hotel?
(a) Robinson was drinking a great deal.
(b) Delamarche has a criminal record.
(c) Robinson began to feel very ill.
(d) Delamarche was not really interested in working.

5. What first prompted Delamarche to think of getting Karl to come work as Brunelda's servant?
(a) Rennel suggested it and explained how to get Karl fired.
(b) Robinson threatened to quit if he did not get some help.
(c) The apartment was getting too dirty.
(d) He found the photograph that he stole from Karl.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Robinson appears at the hotel, what does Karl see sticking out of Robinson's pocket?

2. What do Delamarche and Robinson both say their profession is?

3. Besides the possible pay and the difficulty of getting other work, what reason does Robinson give for why Karl should accept the job?

4. How did Jakob find out about why Karl was sent to the United States?

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

(see the answer key)

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