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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 his brother-in-law who is staying with him.
(c) He says that Karl is a student who is boarding with Brunelda.
(d) He says that Karl never worked at the Occidental Hotel.

2. What do Delamarche and Robinson both say their profession is?
(a) Construction worker.
(b) Dockworker.
(c) Truck driver.
(d) Locksmith.

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

4. What does the policeman's repetition of Karl's name make Karl think is true?
(a) The policeman is not very quick-witted.
(b) The hotel is trying to have him traced.
(c) The policeman suspects him of something.
(d) The policeman is prejudiced against Germans.

5. What comic detail is offered about the head porter's appearance?
(a) His uniform hat is so tall that it is continually toppling from his head.
(b) His clothing is so richly decorated that it makes it hard for him to move.
(c) His beard is so shiny with wax that it looks as if it is soaking wet.
(d) His ears stick out from the sides of his heads like teacup handles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What element of the attic room's decor does Karl spend time looking at closely?

2. What does Karl leave behind in the porter's lodge?

3. What rule does Karl find out he has violated when he returns to his lift after escorting Robinson to the dormitory?

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

5. When Karl first looks up at the balcony after he arrives, what does he notice about Delamarche?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Karl's actions while he is fetching and serving breakfast demonstrate about his character?

3. How does Karl try to improve his position in life while he is at the Occidental Hotel?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What two reasons does Robinson have for coming to see Karl?

10. Explain how Karl ends up losing the photograph of his parents.

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