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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 Schubal enters the office, what is he wearing?
(a) A kitchen maid's apron.
(b) An imperial frock coat.
(c) Grey leather trousers.
(d) A colorfully embroidered vest.

2. What do Karl's thoughts as he prepares to open his trunk for the first time in two months reveal about him?
(a) He is still a terrible judge of character.
(b) His love for his parents is stronger than his anger at them.
(c) He does not fully understand how precarious his situation is.
(d) His plans for the future are wildly unrealistic.

3. Besides the possible pay and the difficulty of getting other work, what reason does Robinson give for why Karl should accept the job?
(a) Delamarche will protect Karl from the police.
(b) Karl will get to be near Brunelda all the time.
(c) It will please Delamarche and improve his mood.
(d) The food and drink supplied by the landlady are wonderful.

4. Where is Karl taking Brunelda?
(a) To the Occidental Hotel.
(b) Saint Regis Hospital.
(c) Enterprise No. 25.
(d) To her ex-husband's house.

5. What is the large room that Karl sees over the balustrade?
(a) A chapel.
(b) The foyer.
(c) A ballroom.
(d) An art gallery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the "gilded caryatids" on the door outside the office (10)?

2. What does Karl feel he is being treated like during dinner at the Pollunder house?

3. When Karl first looks up at the balcony after he arrives, what does he notice about Delamarche?

4. Where does the head cook have Karl's luggage sent?

5. What is the cause of the crowd gathering in the street outside the apartment on the first night that Karl spends there?

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