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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 is the landlady so reluctant to give Karl and Robinson breakfast to take back to the apartment?
(a) She is concerned they will spill the tray in the corridor.
(b) It is late afternoon when they come to ask for it.
(c) Delamarche is frequently critical of her food.
(d) Brunelda has not paid her rent for several months.

2. How long is Karl away from his lift when he is taking Robinson to the dormitory?
(a) 8 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 2 minutes.
(d) 11 minutes.

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. What rule does Karl find out he has violated when he returns to his lift after escorting Robinson to the dormitory?
(a) Lift boys are supposed to report any suspicious visitors to the porter's office.
(b) Lift boys are not allowed to have visitors at the hotel.
(c) Lift boys are not allowed to have others cover for them while they are away from the lifts.
(d) Lift boys are supposed to report their absence to the head waiter via telephone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Karl do on his weekly day off?

2. Why is Karl's uniform wet when he first tries it on?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Karl meet Robinson and Delamarche?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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