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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Karl feel he is being treated like during dinner at the Pollunder house?
(a) An intruder.
(b) A servant.
(c) An accomplice.
(d) A child.

2. 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.

3. At what time of day do Karl's English lessons occur?
(a) 4:00 p.m.
(b) 8:00 p.m.
(c) 10:00 a.m.
(d) 7:00 a.m.

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

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) Karl's easy distractability.
(d) Klara's loose behavior.

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

7. What has the servant woman named the child that she alleges Karl fathered?
(a) Jakob.
(b) Karl.
(c) Johanna.
(d) Lisel.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. How did Jakob find out about why Karl was sent to the United States?
(a) Johanna Brummer wrote to him.
(b) Karl's mother wrote to him.
(c) One of Karl's neighbors wrote to him.
(d) Karl's father wrote to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Karl play?

2. How old is Karl when the narrative opens?

3. When Schubal enters the office, what is he wearing?

4. What criticism of Schubal does the captain make?

5. What do Karl and Klara get into a fight about after dinner?

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