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

2. What is one of the stoker's chief complaints about Schubal?
(a) Schubal is a Roman Catholic.
(b) Schubal drinks on the job.
(c) Schubal is Romanian.
(d) Schubal has a criminal record.

3. Which detail most clearly supports the idea that the stoker is nervous about going to the office?
(a) The picture he takes from the wall and puts in his pocket.
(b) His attempt to kick the rat in the corridor.
(c) His remarks to Line in the kitchen.
(d) The way he grabs Karl's hand to pull him out the door.

4. What does the stoker suggest that Karl should do with his life?
(a) Go to college.
(b) Join a trade union.
(c) Go back to Europe.
(d) Find work out West.

5. When Karl calls Klara a "wild cat," what technique is being used?
(a) Simile.
(b) Personification.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides the letter and his trunk, what else does Pollunder give Karl?

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

3. When Karl imagines that his visit to the Pollunders might become "the turning point in his relationship with his uncle," what techniques are being used (57)?

4. What argument does Pollunder give to persuade Jakob to let Karl come for a visit?

5. What do Karl and Klara get into a fight about after dinner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Karl on the ship?

7. What claims does the stoker make against Schubal?

8. What is so fascinating to Karl about the desk in his room?

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

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

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