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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. What disappoints Karl about his new job?
(a) He is assigned to an elevator that does not serve the hotel's richer clients.
(b) The only contact he has with the elevator's machinery is pushing a button.
(c) He cannot figure out how to polish the elevator brass as well as Rennel does.
(d) The manual explicitly forbids sleeping in the elevator during slow hours.

2. What objection does Karl offer when the man asks him to go inside the racetrack and ask what they are supposed to do?
(a) His English is not good enough.
(b) He does not want to bother anyone.
(c) He will have to cross the platform.
(d) He is not carrying his official documents.

3. Although Karl thinks that Jakob indulges him generously, what does the narrative imply is true about Jakob's behavior toward Karl?
(a) Jakob intends to make Karl a partner in his buisness.
(b) Jakob is stern with Karl because he sees Karl's potential.
(c) Jakob is using Karl to heal the rift between himself and Karl's mother.
(d) Jakob is needlessly distant and controlling toward Karl.

4. When he is in the office talking with the head waiter and the head porter, what does Karl believe is the cause of most of their accusations against him?
(a) Concern for the hotel's reputation.
(b) Rumors started by Rennel.
(c) Jealousy over the head cook's favoritism.
(d) Mistaken identity.

5. What sign does Karl notice that causes him to feel he needs to intervene in the stoker's explanation?
(a) The attendant has gone out to fetch someone.
(b) The stoker is becoming too upset to continue speaking.
(c) The captain's face is starting to look angry.
(d) The men in the office are growing restless.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What argument does Pollunder give to persuade Jakob to let Karl come for a visit?

3. On page 271, what does Karl's female friend tell him after she hears him play an instrument?

4. To whom does the head waiter place a phone call after he fires Karl?

5. What is the name of the female friend that Karl runs into at the racetrack?

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