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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 lie does Robinson tell the police officer?
(a) He says that Karl was not fired from his job at the hotel.
(b) He says that Karl is a student who is boarding with Brunelda.
(c) He says that Karl never worked at the Occidental Hotel.
(d) He says that Karl is his brother-in-law who is staying with him.

2. When Karl realizes that he is going to be fired despite two months of exemplary work, what does he realize is true about life?
(a) Outside forces beyond our control are often more powerful than our good intentions.
(b) It is just when you become sure of yourself that your attention slips and disaster occurs.
(c) When you make a mistake, people often fail to consider the merit you have shown in the past.
(d) It is impossible to be perfect forever, regardless of how hard you are willing to try.

3. When asked by the head cook, what age does Karl claim to be?
(a) 15.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 17.

4. How long is Karl at the Occidental Hotel before he hears that Delamarche has been asking about him?
(a) Two months.
(b) A week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) A month.

5. What compliment does Karl offer Therese about her job?
(a) She is good at predicting the cook's moods.
(b) She is good at running errands.
(c) She is good at typing.
(d) She is good at waking people up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Robinson and Karl tear the apartment apart looking for during Brunelda's bath?

2. What is the significance of the lift boy that passes Karl and Robinson while Karl is sneaking Robinson into the dormitory?

3. What does Robinson say prevented him and Delamarche from finding work after Karl left them outside the Occidental Hotel?

4. If the plan to find jobs in Butterford does not work out, what does Robinson suggest they will need to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Brunelda's personality.

5. Describe the interior of Brunelda's apartment.

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

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

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

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

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

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