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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 rule does Karl find out he has violated when he returns to his lift after escorting Robinson to the dormitory?
(a) Lift boys are not allowed to have visitors at the hotel.
(b) Lift boys are not allowed to have others cover for them while they are away from the lifts.
(c) Lift boys are supposed to report any suspicious visitors to the porter's office.
(d) Lift boys are supposed to report their absence to the head waiter via telephone.

2. What does the policeman tell Karl he thought Karl was carrying in the cart?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) A child.
(c) Coal.
(d) Old clothes.

3. Besides his age, what distinguishes the older man waiting at the racetrack from the rest of the crowd?
(a) He is dressed in a military uniform.
(b) He is carrying a Bible.
(c) He is openly weeping.
(d) His family is with him.

4. Whose holds the job the head porter calls the "most stupid work in the entire hotel" (175)?
(a) The underporters who answer guest questions.
(b) The errand boys who work for the underporters.
(c) The hotel detectives.
(d) The lift boys.

5. As he looks at the photograph of his parents, what decision does Karl reconsider?
(a) The visit to Pollunder's.
(b) Coming to America.
(c) Taking a shared room at the inn.
(d) Refusing to write home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Amerika?

2. What are the women on the platform outside the racetrack dressed as?

3. Regardless of which dress she has on, what other item of clothing does Brunelda usually wear?

4. What objection does Karl offer when the man asks him to go inside the racetrack and ask what they are supposed to do?

5. From context clues, what can logically be inferred about what Brunelda's neighbor is studying?

(see the answer key)

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