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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) Startling.
(b) Precise.
(c) Respectful.
(d) Rambling.

2. What happens as Karl steps out onto the stairs leading into the smaller boat that will take him to shore?
(a) He stumbles and almost falls.
(b) He sees a drowned rat.
(c) He bursts into tears.
(d) He shouts with joy.

3. How does Karl feel when he realizes that the stoker could probably physically overpower everyone in the office?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Amused.
(c) Comforted.
(d) Angry.

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

5. How did Jakob find out about why Karl was sent to the United States?
(a) Johanna Brummer wrote to him.
(b) Karl's father wrote to him.
(c) Karl's mother wrote to him.
(d) One of Karl's neighbors wrote to him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Karl's mood change during dinner at the Pollunder's house?

3. What do the text's descriptions of New York and its suburbs most emphasize?

4. What does Jakob insist that Karl be home in the morning in time to do?

5. What question does the man with the bamboo stick ask Karl?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does the letter from Jakob to Karl say?

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