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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disappoints Karl about his new job?
(a) The manual explicitly forbids sleeping in the elevator during slow hours.
(b) The only contact he has with the elevator's machinery is pushing a button.
(c) He cannot figure out how to polish the elevator brass as well as Rennel does.
(d) He is assigned to an elevator that does not serve the hotel's richer clients.

2. From context clues, what can logically be inferred about what Brunelda's neighbor is studying?
(a) He is studying business.
(b) He is studying medicine.
(c) He is studying law.
(d) He is studying engineering.

3. What lie does Robinson tell the police officer?
(a) He says that Karl never worked at the Occidental Hotel.
(b) He says that Karl is a student who is boarding with Brunelda.
(c) He says that Karl is his brother-in-law who is staying with him.
(d) He says that Karl was not fired from his job at the hotel.

4. What first prompted Delamarche to think of getting Karl to come work as Brunelda's servant?
(a) Robinson threatened to quit if he did not get some help.
(b) Rennel suggested it and explained how to get Karl fired.
(c) He found the photograph that he stole from Karl.
(d) The apartment was getting too dirty.

5. What do Robinson and Delamarche convince Karl to do with his good suit?
(a) Pack it in his trunk.
(b) Leave it in the room at the inn.
(c) Sell it to the chambermaid.
(d) Loan it to Delamarche.

6. What do Robinson and Karl tear the apartment apart looking for during Brunelda's bath?
(a) Ribbons.
(b) Perfume.
(c) A key.
(d) Money.

7. When Robinson appears at the Occidental Hotel, what does he tell Karl he buys almost every day?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Books.
(c) Salami.
(d) Brandy.

8. What is Karl eating at the end of Chapter V, "At the Occidental Hotel"?
(a) Salami.
(b) An apple.
(c) Cheese.
(d) A banana.

9. How long is Karl away from his lift when he is taking Robinson to the dormitory?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 2 minutes.
(c) 11 minutes.
(d) 8 minutes.

10. What feature of his mother's face does Karl focus on in the photograph of her and his father?
(a) Her sharp eyes.
(b) Her forced smile.
(c) Her clenched fist.
(d) Her furrowed brow.

11. Where is Therese originally from?
(a) Pomerania.
(b) Boston.
(c) Prague.
(d) Paris.

12. At the hotel, what does Robinson blame his illness on?
(a) Drinking too much.
(b) The polluted city air.
(c) The journey from Bunelda's place.
(d) Overly fancy food.

13. What comic detail is offered about the head porter's appearance?
(a) His ears stick out from the sides of his heads like teacup handles.
(b) His beard is so shiny with wax that it looks as if it is soaking wet.
(c) His uniform hat is so tall that it is continually toppling from his head.
(d) His clothing is so richly decorated that it makes it hard for him to move.

14. Why does the chauffeur ask Karl for money after they arrive at their destination?
(a) Because he will have to pay to clean the car after having Robinson in it.
(b) Because the other lift boys took the money Karl gave them to hire the car with.
(c) Because Robinson promised him a handsome tip if he got to their destination quickly.
(d) Because he had to wait a long time with Robinson before Karl left the hotel.

15. What does Therese confide in Karl that she asks him to keep secret from the head cook?
(a) That she really only enjoys her job when she is on errands in the city.
(b) The head cook reminds her of her deceased mother.
(c) She intends to leave the Occidental Hotel as soon as she finds another job.
(d) She thinks it might be better if she went back to working in the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the hotel, what suggestion of Karl's causes Robinson to begin loudly weeping?

2. Where does the head cook have Karl's luggage sent?

3. What is the likely intended purpose of the scene with the coffeepot during the morning at the inn?

4. What does the word "Occidental" mean?

5. After whom is the fictional town of Ramses named?

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