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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 pseudonym does Karl offer when he is asked for his name?
(a) Negro.
(b) Ishmael.
(c) Crusoe.
(d) Tramp.

2. Whom does one of the office managers strongly resemble?
(a) An unnamed former employer of Karl's.
(b) Karl's uncle Jakob.
(c) Mr. Pollunder.
(d) One of Karl's former teachers.

3. Where is Therese originally from?
(a) Pomerania.
(b) Prague.
(c) Boston.
(d) Paris.

4. At what time of day do Karl's English lessons occur?
(a) 7:00 a.m.
(b) 10:00 a.m.
(c) 8:00 p.m.
(d) 4:00 p.m.

5. What first prompted Delamarche to think of getting Karl to come work as Brunelda's servant?
(a) Rennel suggested it and explained how to get Karl fired.
(b) Robinson threatened to quit if he did not get some help.
(c) The apartment was getting too dirty.
(d) He found the photograph that he stole from Karl.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Karl feel when he realizes that the stoker could probably physically overpower everyone in the office?

2. When Delamarche appears on the street to find out what is happening with the hired car, what is he wearing?

3. What instrument does Karl hear being played when he arrives at the racetrack?

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

5. What surprises Delamarche and Robinson about Karl's time in New York?

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