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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the text's descriptions of New York and its suburbs most emphasize?
(a) The juxtaposition of people and machinery.
(b) Noise, crowds, and speed.
(c) Steel, concrete, and glass.
(d) The juxtaposition of rich and poor.

4. Before Karl will enter the stoker's room, what information does he ask the stoker for?
(a) His name.
(b) His religion.
(c) His occupation.
(d) His nationality.

5. 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 luxury of his bathtub.
(d) The hearty breakfasts he is served.

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

7. 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) How surprising it is that Jakob allowed Karl to visit.
(c) His opinion that Jakob wastes a great deal of money on Karl.
(d) His dislike of Karl's table manners and general knowledge of American etiquette.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What are the "gilded caryatids" on the door outside the office (10)?
(a) Narrow columns that hold up the lintel.
(b) Ornamental flowers carved into the wood.
(c) Sculptures of women covered in gold.
(d) Decorative rivets made of solid gold.

14. What makes Karl uncomfortable about the building his uncle lives in?
(a) It is made of steel.
(b) All of the large windows.
(c) The other tenants.
(d) The way sound echoes.

15. How old is Karl when the narrative opens?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the large room that Karl sees over the balustrade?

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

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

4. What item from his trunk does Karl think of giving to the stoker?

5. In the office, to whom does Karl show his passport?

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