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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of business does Jakob own?
(a) Publishing.
(b) Shipping and consignment.
(c) Marketing and sales.
(d) Manufacturing.

3. What does the stoker suggest that Karl should do with his life?
(a) Go back to Europe.
(b) Go to college.
(c) Find work out West.
(d) Join a trade union.

4. What does Karl first notice about Klara when he sees her in the light?
(a) The bruise on her cheek.
(b) How large the pupils of her eyes are.
(c) The lace at the throat of her dress.
(d) The redness of her lips.

5. When Karl is wandering through the vast Pollunder house, what is he reminded of?
(a) Families on the east side of the city who live crowded together in one room.
(b) The many floors of offices in his uncle's building.
(c) The cozy warmth of his parents' home in Germany.
(d) The sprawling interior of the ship he traveled to America on.

6. Which word best characterizes the stoker's explanation to the captain of his grievances against Schubal?
(a) Precise.
(b) Rambling.
(c) Respectful.
(d) Startling.

7. What articles of Pollunder's clothing fascinate Karl?
(a) His hat and gloves.
(b) His overcoat and scarf.
(c) His waistcoat and watch chain.
(d) His cuff links and tie pin.

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

9. By the time dinner is over, how does Karl feel about Klara?
(a) He thinks she is beautiful, but he has no interest in her.
(b) He thinks she is being taken advantage of by the men in her life.
(c) He thinks she has good manners but a bad heart.
(d) He thinks she is more cunning and capable than she pretends.

10. What is the main source of lighting at the Pollunder home?
(a) Servants standing in the hallways with candles.
(b) Electric lights.
(c) Lanterns placed next to the walls.
(d) Torches in sconces on the walls.

11. 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) The way he grabs Karl's hand to pull him out the door.
(c) His attempt to kick the rat in the corridor.
(d) His remarks to Line in the kitchen.

12. What apparently affectionate gesture does Pollunder make toward Karl as they drive?
(a) Pollunder strokes Karl's arm as they talk.
(b) Pollunder ruffles Karl's hair with his hand.
(c) Pollunder repeatedly pats Karl's knee.
(d) Pollunder puts his arm around Karl.

13. What question does the man with the bamboo stick ask Karl?
(a) Whether he has lost a trunk.
(b) Whether he is German.
(c) Why he is in America.
(d) What his name is.

14. Which is the most accurate description of the stoker's room?
(a) Dirty and disorganized.
(b) Cramped and poorly lit.
(c) Smelly and loud.
(d) Cold and damp.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Green discusses with the group during dinner at the Pollunder house?

2. How many offices does Jakob keep in the building he lives in?

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

4. During the dinner with Pollunder and Green, what is their treatment of Karl compared to?

5. When Karl imagines that his visit to the Pollunders might become "the turning point in his relationship with his uncle," what techniques are being used (57)?

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