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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Karl almost fall from a window at the Pollunder house?
(a) He leans out to see a bird.
(b) He loses his way in a dark hallway.
(c) He leans out to hear a train.
(d) Klara pushes him.

2. During the dinner with Pollunder and Green, what is their treatment of Karl compared to?
(a) The way a prince is treated.
(b) The way a dog is treated.
(c) The way a sweetheart is treated.
(d) The way a child is treated.

3. What do Karl and Klara get into a fight about after dinner?
(a) Karl makes an insulting remark about the renovations of the house.
(b) Karl wants to stop to see his bedroom.
(c) Karl does not want to go into Klara's bedroom.
(d) Klara insults Karl's ability to speak and understand English.

4. Who is the author of Amerika?
(a) Thomas Mann.
(b) Günter Grass.
(c) Hermann Hesse.
(d) Franz Kafka.

5. In the office, to whom does Karl show his passport?
(a) The chief bursar.
(b) The captain.
(c) The attendant.
(d) The American port authorities.

6. What happens as Karl steps out onto the stairs leading into the smaller boat that will take him to shore?
(a) He sees a drowned rat.
(b) He stumbles and almost falls.
(c) He shouts with joy.
(d) He bursts into tears.

7. Why are Karl and Jakob confused when Pollunder shows up to take Karl home with him?
(a) Karl already told Pollunder that he did not have time for the visit.
(b) In his invitation, Pollunder mentioned a visit over the holidays.
(c) No date for the visit was ever discussed.
(d) Jakob clearly refused permission for the visit.

8. What item from his trunk does Karl think of giving to the stoker?
(a) A pair of woolen socks.
(b) A cat's eye marble.
(c) A 10 Pfennig coin.
(d) A piece of salami.

9. How does Karl's mood change during dinner at the Pollunder's house?
(a) His initial bad mood is lightened by Klara's jokes and teasing.
(b) His pleasure at the fine food and surroundings is broken by Klara's strange mood.
(c) He feels more and more confused and begins to feel as if he is watching a play.
(d) He grows progressively more uncomfortable and distressed.

10. After dinner, what does Karl realize he finds incomprehensible?
(a) The attitude the Pollunders are now taking toward Green.
(b) Social expectations in his new country.
(c) Pollunder's lack of supervision of Klara's activities.
(d) The exact nature of his uncle's business.

11. What is one of the stoker's chief complaints about Schubal?
(a) Schubal has a criminal record.
(b) Schubal drinks on the job.
(c) Schubal is a Roman Catholic.
(d) Schubal is Romanian.

12. What is the attitude Green takes toward Klara that so offends Karl?
(a) He fawns on her because Pollunder is his boss.
(b) He seems to barely realize Klara is in the room.
(c) He flatters her and is flirtatious.
(d) He dismisses her opinions because of her sex.

13. What instrument does Karl play?
(a) Violin.
(b) Piano.
(c) Cello.
(d) Flute.

14. Besides the letter and his trunk, what else does Pollunder give Karl?
(a) A cap.
(b) Money.
(c) A pen.
(d) A business card.

15. What does Jakob insist that Karl be home in the morning in time to do?
(a) Attend his riding lesson.
(b) Attend his etiquette lesson.
(c) Attend his English lesson.
(d) Attend his music lesson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Klara say she would like Karl to do for her?

2. Which is the most accurate description of the stoker's room?

3. When Karl returns to his uncle's office after gathering his things for the visit, what causes him to think his uncle is angry?

4. According to the stoker, when is it most likely that a person would become a stoker?

5. After dinner, what does Karl begin to suspect caused his uncle to be so reluctant about his visit to the Pollunder home?

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