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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 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 10 Pfennig coin.
(d) A cat's eye marble.

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

3. What is the first thing Green discusses with the group during dinner at the Pollunder house?
(a) His dislike of Karl's table manners and general knowledge of American etiquette.
(b) How surprising it is that Jakob allowed Karl to visit.
(c) How inconvenient it is to have had to come all the way out to the country.
(d) His opinion that Jakob wastes a great deal of money on Karl.

4. How old is Karl when the narrative opens?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

5. What is the large room that Karl sees over the balustrade?
(a) A chapel.
(b) An art gallery.
(c) A ballroom.
(d) The foyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Karl ask Pollunder about on the drive out to the country?

2. What makes Karl feel better about the early hour at which he has to get up for his riding lessons?

3. How does Schubal say he found out that the stoker was in the office complaining about him?

4. After dinner, what does Karl realize he finds incomprehensible?

5. Which detail most clearly supports the idea that the stoker is nervous about going to the office?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is Karl's experience in the Pollunder house similar to his experience onboard the ship?

2. What mixed messages does Karl get from Jakob about the visit to Pollunder's country home?

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

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

5. How does Schubal's manner when he enters the office tend to support the bursar's version of events?

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

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

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

9. Why is Karl so exhausted when the story opens?

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

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