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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. From context clues, what can logically be inferred about what Brunelda's neighbor is studying?
(a) He is studying business.
(b) He is studying law.
(c) He is studying engineering.
(d) He is studying medicine.

2. What book does Karl's trunk contain?
(a) The Bible.
(b) A volume of Rilke's poems.
(c) A photo album from his childhood.
(d) Karl's journal.

3. How did Jakob find out about why Karl was sent to the United States?
(a) Karl's father wrote to him.
(b) One of Karl's neighbors wrote to him.
(c) Karl's mother wrote to him.
(d) Johanna Brummer wrote to him.

4. What does it mean that the head waiter has a "choleric" temperament?
(a) He is easily confused.
(b) He is cold and cynical.
(c) He has a hot temper.
(d) He processes information slowly.

5. What does the head cook tell Karl that he does not "seem the type" for?
(a) Studying at a university.
(b) Deserting his companions.
(c) Working at a menial job.
(d) Wandering around the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the likely intended purpose of the scene with the coffeepot during the morning at the inn?

2. What about the poster Karl sees seems to make people suspicious?

3. When Karl returns to Delamarche and Robinson after getting food at the hotel, what causes him to decide to separate from them and sleep in the hotel?

4. Which character from earlier in the novel does Karl run into at the racetrack and end up making the journey to Oklahama with?

5. What kind of business does Jakob own?

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