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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title does Karl's uncle Jakob hold?
(a) He is a baron.
(b) He is a United States Congressman.
(c) He is a state senator.
(d) He is an earl.

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

3. Which word best characterizes the stoker's explanation to the captain of his grievances against Schubal?
(a) Precise.
(b) Rambling.
(c) Startling.
(d) Respectful.

4. According to the stoker, when is it most likely that a person would become a stoker?
(a) When the person has not really made up their mind about taking the job yet.
(b) When the person is down on their luck and has run out of options.
(c) When the person has been sent away from home all by themselves.
(d) When the person accidentally meets someone who is already a stoker.

5. By the time dinner is over, how does Karl feel about Klara?
(a) He thinks she has good manners but a bad heart.
(b) He thinks she is more cunning and capable than she pretends.
(c) He thinks she is being taken advantage of by the men in her life.
(d) He thinks she is beautiful, but he has no interest in her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as Karl steps out onto the stairs leading into the smaller boat that will take him to shore?

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

3. What is the name of Karl's riding companion?

4. Why are Karl and Jakob confused when Pollunder shows up to take Karl home with him?

5. Before Karl will enter the stoker's room, what information does he ask the stoker for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Karl's inability to keep track of his possessions causes complications in "The Stoker."

2. What details portray the women in the ship's kitchen as boldly flirtatious?

3. Describe the building in which Karl finds himself living with his uncle in New York.

4. What does Karl imagine about his parents when he is in the office with the stoker?

5. How does Karl spend his time during his first weeks in New York?

6. How does Karl's uncle happen to be present on the ship that Karl sailed on?

7. How does Green's intervention keep Karl from getting back to New York on the same night he left?

8. Why is Karl on the ship?

9. What does Karl discover about Mak on his trip to the Pollunder home?

10. Describe Karl's first vision of the Statue of Liberty.

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