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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 of his does Karl expect to find in the dining room?
(a) His pocket watch.
(b) His umbrella.
(c) His hat.
(d) His gloves.

2. Why does Pollunder drive down mostly side streets once they reach the suburbs?
(a) He wants Karl to see more of the area.
(b) He is looking for an address.
(c) The police have set up checkpoints on the main road.
(d) The main road is blocked by striking workers.

3. What does Karl first notice about Klara when he sees her in the light?
(a) The bruise on her cheek.
(b) The redness of her lips.
(c) The lace at the throat of her dress.
(d) How large the pupils of her eyes are.

4. What does Karl ask Pollunder about on the drive out to the country?
(a) Klara.
(b) American customs.
(c) His uncle.
(d) The business.

5. How does Karl's mood change during dinner at the Pollunder's house?
(a) His pleasure at the fine food and surroundings is broken by Klara's strange mood.
(b) He grows progressively more uncomfortable and distressed.
(c) He feels more and more confused and begins to feel as if he is watching a play.
(d) His initial bad mood is lightened by Klara's jokes and teasing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Karl almost fall from a window at the Pollunder house?

2. What does the stoker suggest that Karl should do with his life?

3. What is the attitude Green takes toward Klara that so offends Karl?

4. What is the first thing Green discusses with the group during dinner at the Pollunder house?

5. What kind of business does Jakob own?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What analogy does Jakob draw between Karl and a newborn baby?

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

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

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

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

7. What conclusions has Karl already come to about America when the second chapter opens, and why?

8. What claims does the stoker make against Schubal?

9. What bizarre interaction does Karl have with Klara after dinner?

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

(see the answer keys)

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