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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. On the night that Robinson comes to the hotel, where is Rennel?
(a) Working at his lift.
(b) With Delamarche.
(c) In the dormitory.
(d) In a bar in Ramses.

2. What do Delamarche and Robinson criticize about Jakob's company?
(a) Its labor practices.
(b) Its environmental impact.
(c) Its price gouging.
(d) Its bribery of officials.

3. What feature of his mother's face does Karl focus on in the photograph of her and his father?
(a) Her sharp eyes.
(b) Her clenched fist.
(c) Her forced smile.
(d) Her furrowed brow.

4. At the hotel, what does Robinson blame his illness on?
(a) Drinking too much.
(b) Overly fancy food.
(c) The journey from Bunelda's place.
(d) The polluted city air.

5. What gossip starts to go around the Occidental about Rennel?
(a) He is about to be promoted to the hotel waitstaff.
(b) He is pilfering small items from guests' rooms.
(c) He is really the son of the hotel's owner.
(d) He is engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a guest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comic detail is offered about the head porter's appearance?

2. What do Karl's thoughts as he prepares to open his trunk for the first time in two months reveal about him?

3. What prevents Karl from escaping when he is sent inside to prepare Brunelda's bed for the night?

4. To whom does the head waiter place a phone call after he fires Karl?

5. What does the head cook promise to bring Karl on the day following his firing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the head cook try to soften the blow of Karl's dismissal?

2. Describe the interior of Brunelda's apartment.

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. What does Karl's first sight of Giacomo imply about working conditions in America?

5. Describe Robinson's appearance at the Occidental Hotel in Chapter VI, "The Robinson Affair."

6. How does Robinson end up in Rennel's bed in the dormitory?

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

8. Describe Karl's encounter with the policeman in the Ramses suburbs.

9. How does Karl end up having a conversation with Therese in his room on his first night at the Occidental Hotel?

10. Describe Delamarche and Brunelda's relationship with their neighbors.

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