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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. To what city does Green want to send Karl?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Saint Louis.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.
2. What criticism of Schubal does the captain make?
(a) Schubal is becoming too independent.
(b) Schubal needs to learn to speak better German.
(c) Schubal is often missing from his station.
(d) Schubal is rumored to favor Slovaks and Romanians.
3. In the office, to whom does Karl show his passport?
(a) The attendant.
(b) The American port authorities.
(c) The chief bursar.
(d) The captain.
4. What kind of business does Jakob own?
(a) Marketing and sales.
(b) Manufacturing.
(c) Publishing.
(d) Shipping and consignment.
5. What does Klara say she would like Karl to do for her?
(a) Teach her German.
(b) Play some music.
(c) Pass a message to Jakob.
(d) Teach her jujitsu.
Short Answer Questions
1. Before Karl will enter the stoker's room, what information does he ask the stoker for?
2. How does Karl almost fall from a window at the Pollunder house?
3. Which word best characterizes the stoker's explanation to the captain of his grievances against Schubal?
4. What is the large room that Karl sees over the balustrade?
5. Which detail most clearly supports the idea that the stoker is nervous about going to the office?
Short Essay Questions
1. What claims does the stoker make against Schubal?
2. What unexpected news does Klara give her father when he and Karl arrive at the Pollunder home, and how does Pollunder react?
3. What does Karl imagine about his parents when he is in the office with the stoker?
4. Describe the building in which Karl finds himself living with his uncle in New York.
5. What conclusions has Karl already come to about America when the second chapter opens, and why?
6. What analogy does Jakob draw between Karl and a newborn baby?
7. What mixed messages does Karl get from Jakob about the visit to Pollunder's country home?
8. In what way is Karl's experience in the Pollunder house similar to his experience onboard the ship?
9. What is so fascinating to Karl about the desk in his room?
10. What does Karl discover about Mak on his trip to the Pollunder home?
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