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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. When Karl realizes that he is going to be fired despite two months of exemplary work, what does he realize is true about life?
(a) It is impossible to be perfect forever, regardless of how hard you are willing to try.
(b) Outside forces beyond our control are often more powerful than our good intentions.
(c) When you make a mistake, people often fail to consider the merit you have shown in the past.
(d) It is just when you become sure of yourself that your attention slips and disaster occurs.

2. Who helps Karl bring Brunelda down the stairs?
(a) The student neighbor.
(b) Delamarche.
(c) Robinson.
(d) Rennel.

3. How long is Karl at the Occidental Hotel before he hears that Delamarche has been asking about him?
(a) A week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) A month.
(d) Two months.

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

5. What feature of his mother's face does Karl focus on in the photograph of her and his father?
(a) Her forced smile.
(b) Her furrowed brow.
(c) Her sharp eyes.
(d) Her clenched fist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides the letter and his trunk, what else does Pollunder give Karl?

2. Whose holds the job the head porter calls the "most stupid work in the entire hotel" (175)?

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

4. When Schubal enters the office, what is he wearing?

5. How does Karl eventually rid himself of the man who is transporting milk cans?

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