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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Color, smells, and sound.
(b) Angry, impatient people.
(c) Poverty and pollution.
(d) Vehicles in motion.

3. Besides the possible pay and the difficulty of getting other work, what reason does Robinson give for why Karl should accept the job?
(a) Delamarche will protect Karl from the police.
(b) It will please Delamarche and improve his mood.
(c) The food and drink supplied by the landlady are wonderful.
(d) Karl will get to be near Brunelda all the time.

4. Why is Karl's uniform wet when he first tries it on?
(a) From the coffee the tailor spilled.
(b) From the plumbing leak it was used to stop.
(c) From the broken dryer in the hotel laundry.
(d) From the sweat of its previous wearer.

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

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

7. What does the head cook tell Karl that he does not "seem the type" for?
(a) Deserting his companions.
(b) Wandering around the country.
(c) Studying at a university.
(d) Working at a menial job.

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

9. What does the head cook compliment Karl on?
(a) His manners.
(b) His English.
(c) His discretion.
(d) His physique.

10. What do Karl's thoughts as he prepares to open his trunk for the first time in two months reveal about him?
(a) He does not fully understand how precarious his situation is.
(b) His plans for the future are wildly unrealistic.
(c) He is still a terrible judge of character.
(d) His love for his parents is stronger than his anger at them.

11. How does Karl's relationship with Rennel show that Karl has not grown much from his experiences?
(a) Karl does not like Rennel because of his nationality.
(b) Karl lets Rennel cheat him out of his salary.
(c) Karl does not know when Rennel is lying to him.
(d) Karl lets Rennel take advantage of him.

12. What does the head cook promise to bring Karl on the day following his firing?
(a) The business correspondence manual.
(b) The address of another hotel he can work at.
(c) The money he has left in her safe.
(d) A clean new suit.

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

14. What is the cause of the crowd gathering in the street outside the apartment on the first night that Karl spends there?
(a) A holiday parade.
(b) A political rally.
(c) A steelworker's strike.
(d) A boxing match.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Therese originally from?

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

3. What does Karl leave behind in the porter's lodge?

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

5. When Robinson appears at the Occidental Hotel, what does he tell Karl he buys almost every day?

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