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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 element of the attic room's decor does Karl spend time looking at closely?
(a) The photographs.
(b) The desk.
(c) The linens.
(d) The piano.

2. To whom does the head waiter place a phone call after he fires Karl?
(a) The head cook.
(b) The hotel manager.
(c) A cab company.
(d) Hotel security.

3. How does Delamarche wake Karl in the morning?
(a) He whispers in Karl's ear.
(b) He tickles Karl under the arm.
(c) He tips Karl's chair backward.
(d) He drops the lid of Karl's trunk.

4. What does Jakob insist that Karl be home in the morning in time to do?
(a) Attend his music lesson.
(b) Attend his riding lesson.
(c) Attend his English lesson.
(d) Attend his etiquette lesson.

5. How does Karl's mood change during dinner at the Pollunder's house?
(a) His initial bad mood is lightened by Klara's jokes and teasing.
(b) He feels more and more confused and begins to feel as if he is watching a play.
(c) He grows progressively more uncomfortable and distressed.
(d) His pleasure at the fine food and surroundings is broken by Klara's strange mood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Karl's uniform wet when he first tries it on?

2. Where does Brunelda say that Karl can sleep when he first arrives at the apartment?

3. What is the attitude Green takes toward Klara that so offends Karl?

4. What are the "gilded caryatids" on the door outside the office (10)?

5. What is the stoker's job?

(see the answer key)

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