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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which detail most clearly supports the idea that the stoker is nervous about going to the office?
(a) The picture he takes from the wall and puts in his pocket.
(b) His attempt to kick the rat in the corridor.
(c) The way he grabs Karl's hand to pull him out the door.
(d) His remarks to Line in the kitchen.

2. When Karl tries to use some New York expressions during dinner with Green and Pollunder, what is their response?
(a) They are amused.
(b) They are offended.
(c) They are puzzled.
(d) They are impressed.

3. What makes Karl feel better about the early hour at which he has to get up for his riding lessons?
(a) The luxury of his bathtub.
(b) The view of the sunrise from his balcony.
(c) The hearty breakfasts he is served.
(d) The novelty of having a valet help him dress.

4. How many offices does Jakob keep in the building he lives in?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. After dinner, what does Karl begin to suspect caused his uncle to be so reluctant about his visit to the Pollunder home?
(a) Pollunder's weak character.
(b) Green's terrible manners.
(c) Klara's loose behavior.
(d) Karl's easy distractability.

6. What is the stoker's job?
(a) He assists the head chef.
(b) He makes sure the ship is on course.
(c) He carries passenger luggage.
(d) He tends the fire that powers the ship.

7. What does Klara think Karl's last name is?
(a) Brummer.
(b) Jakob.
(c) Bendelmayer.
(d) Rossmann.

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

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

10. When Karl calls Klara a "wild cat," what technique is being used?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Personification.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

11. 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.

12. What does the civilian man with the bamboo stick keep looking at and then looking at Karl?
(a) A notebook.
(b) The captain's sword.
(c) The window.
(d) A photograph.

13. To what city does Green want to send Karl?
(a) Saint Louis.
(b) Boston.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Chicago.

14. What is the first thing Green discusses with the group during dinner at the Pollunder house?
(a) His dislike of Karl's table manners and general knowledge of American etiquette.
(b) His opinion that Jakob wastes a great deal of money on Karl.
(c) How surprising it is that Jakob allowed Karl to visit.
(d) How inconvenient it is to have had to come all the way out to the country.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Karl's mood change during dinner at the Pollunder's house?

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

3. By the time dinner is over, how does Karl feel about Klara?

4. What does Jakob ask Karl if he has cancelled in preparation for his visit to Pollunder's?

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

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