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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What sign does Karl notice that causes him to feel he needs to intervene in the stoker's explanation?
(a) The captain's face is starting to look angry.
(b) The stoker is becoming too upset to continue speaking.
(c) The attendant has gone out to fetch someone.
(d) The men in the office are growing restless.

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

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

8. Although Karl thinks that Jakob indulges him generously, what does the narrative imply is true about Jakob's behavior toward Karl?
(a) Jakob is using Karl to heal the rift between himself and Karl's mother.
(b) Jakob intends to make Karl a partner in his buisness.
(c) Jakob is stern with Karl because he sees Karl's potential.
(d) Jakob is needlessly distant and controlling toward Karl.

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

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

11. What does Klara say she would like Karl to do for her?
(a) Play some music.
(b) Teach her German.
(c) Pass a message to Jakob.
(d) Teach her jujitsu.

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

13. What does Jakob ask Karl if he has cancelled in preparation for his visit to Pollunder's?
(a) His English lesson.
(b) His etiquette lesson.
(c) His riding lesson.
(d) His music lesson.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the civilian man with the bamboo stick keep looking at and then looking at Karl?

2. What criticism of Schubal does the captain make?

3. What does Karl feel he is being treated like during dinner at the Pollunder house?

4. When Karl is wandering through the vast Pollunder house, what is he reminded of?

5. What argument does Pollunder give to persuade Jakob to let Karl come for a visit?

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