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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. Why does Delamarche say that the neighborhood he is currently living in is ideal?
(a) Brunelda's ex-husband is afraid to come there.
(b) It is quiet.
(c) There is a bar across the street.
(d) It is cheap.

2. What prevents Karl from escaping when he is sent inside to prepare Brunelda's bed for the night?
(a) Karl does not know how to get out of the building.
(b) Delamarche goes inside and keep watch.
(c) The apartment door is locked.
(d) Robinson is asleep in front of the door.

3. When Delamarche appears on the street to find out what is happening with the hired car, what is he wearing?
(a) A violet dressing gown and a pair of underwear.
(b) The good suit of Karl's that he supposedly sold to the chambermaid.
(c) A white waistcoat with black pockets and fancy wool slacks.
(d) An Occidental Hotel robe and silk pajamas.

4. What job did Therese perform so well that she caught the head cook's attention and was offered the job of secretary?
(a) Taking inventory.
(b) Arranging napkins.
(c) Bargaining with vendors.
(d) Lighting candles.

5. When the trio stop for lunch, whose father does Karl hear gossip about?
(a) Klara's.
(b) Green's.
(c) Mack's.
(d) Jakob's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Robinson and Delamarche convince Karl to do with his good suit?

2. What kind offer of the head cook's does Karl turn down on his first morning at the hotel?

3. What does Robinson tell Karl that Brunelda is talented at?

4. What do Delamarche and Robinson criticize about Jakob's company?

5. What surprises Delamarche and Robinson about Karl's time in New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Karl is looking through his trunk, what does he realize about the cap he is wearing?

2. How does Karl meet Robinson and Delamarche?

3. What is ironic about Karl's actions with his trunk during the night he spends in the inn after leaving Pollunder's house?

4. Why does Karl have a hard time sleeping when he is living at the Occidental Hotel?

5. What annoys Karl about finding the salami in his trunk in Chapter IV, "The March to Ramses," and what is the salami's eventual fate?

6. What convinces Karl to stay at Brunelda's apartment even after Delamarche assaults him?

7. When Karl is worried about the vomit in the light shaft being noticed, how do his thoughts foreshadow his eventual fate?

8. How do Delamarche and Robinson persuade Karl to accompany them in the morning?

9. How does Therese's backstory support the idea that life for immigrants in America is difficult and somewhat dependent on sheer luck?

10. What grudge does the head porter have against Karl, and how does it underscore the ridiculous labor conditions in the hotel?

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