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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When asked by the head cook, what age does Karl claim to be?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 21.

3. What does the word "Occidental" mean?
(a) Having to do with the West.
(b) An irregular, eight-sided shape.
(c) Containing sharp ridges.
(d) Of foreign origin, exotic.

4. What geographic error is introduced when the three men turn to look back at New York City?
(a) Manhattan is on the mainland.
(b) The Statue of Liberty is in the wrong location.
(c) There is a bridge connecting New York and Boston.
(d) They are facing West when they see New York.

5. How does Delamarche wake Karl in the morning?
(a) He tickles Karl under the arm.
(b) He tips Karl's chair backward.
(c) He drops the lid of Karl's trunk.
(d) He whispers in Karl's ear.

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

7. What is the primary focus of the text's description of the scenery that Karl and his companions first travel through during their walk?
(a) Vehicles in motion.
(b) Angry, impatient people.
(c) Poverty and pollution.
(d) Color, smells, and sound.

8. What surprises Delamarche and Robinson about Karl's time in New York?
(a) He saw almost nothing of the city.
(b) He did not meet any native New Yorkers.
(c) He learned very little English.
(d) He did not find himself a girlfriend.

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

10. What do Delamarche and Robinson criticize about Jakob's company?
(a) Its bribery of officials.
(b) Its environmental impact.
(c) Its labor practices.
(d) Its price gouging.

11. On the night that Robinson comes to the hotel, where is Rennel?
(a) In the dormitory.
(b) Working at his lift.
(c) With Delamarche.
(d) In a bar in Ramses.

12. What compliment does Karl offer Therese about her job?
(a) She is good at typing.
(b) She is good at waking people up.
(c) She is good at predicting the cook's moods.
(d) She is good at running errands.

13. What does Karl leave behind in the porter's lodge?
(a) His suit jacket.
(b) His hat.
(c) His umbrella.
(d) His overcoat.

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

15. What rule does Karl find out he has violated when he returns to his lift after escorting Robinson to the dormitory?
(a) Lift boys are not allowed to have others cover for them while they are away from the lifts.
(b) Lift boys are supposed to report any suspicious visitors to the porter's office.
(c) Lift boys are not allowed to have visitors at the hotel.
(d) Lift boys are supposed to report their absence to the head waiter via telephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Karl returns to Delamarche and Robinson after getting food at the hotel, what causes him to decide to separate from them and sleep in the hotel?

2. When Karl first looks up at the balcony after he arrives, what does he notice about Delamarche?

3. What book does Karl's trunk contain?

4. What do Robinson and Karl tear the apartment apart looking for during Brunelda's bath?

5. What job did Therese perform so well that she caught the head cook's attention and was offered the job of secretary?

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