View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Fragments: "Brunelda's Departure," "At a street corner Karl saw..." and "They traveled for two days...".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the woman that eventually helps Karl get something to eat?
(a) The desk clerk.
(b) The head cook.
(c) A hotel guest.
(d) A waitress.

2. What is the main source of lighting at the Pollunder home?
(a) Servants standing in the hallways with candles.
(b) Torches in sconces on the walls.
(c) Lanterns placed next to the walls.
(d) Electric lights.

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

4. What do Delamarche and Robinson criticize about Jakob's company?
(a) Its price gouging.
(b) Its environmental impact.
(c) Its bribery of officials.
(d) Its labor practices.

5. What do the text's descriptions of New York and its suburbs most emphasize?
(a) The juxtaposition of people and machinery.
(b) Steel, concrete, and glass.
(c) Noise, crowds, and speed.
(d) The juxtaposition of rich and poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes it so difficult for Karl to get a meal for himself and his companions at the Occidental Hotel?

2. After dinner, what does Karl realize he finds incomprehensible?

3. At the hotel, what suggestion of Karl's causes Robinson to begin loudly weeping?

4. What is Karl's first reaction to seeing the recruitment event of the Theater of Oklahama?

5. Who is the author of Amerika?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 310 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample