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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 does the head cook promise to bring Karl on the day following his firing?
(a) The money he has left in her safe.
(b) The address of another hotel he can work at.
(c) The business correspondence manual.
(d) A clean new suit.

2. When he is in the office talking with the head waiter and the head porter, what does Karl believe is the cause of most of their accusations against him?
(a) Concern for the hotel's reputation.
(b) Mistaken identity.
(c) Jealousy over the head cook's favoritism.
(d) Rumors started by Rennel.

3. What does Robinson tell Karl that Brunelda is talented at?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Singing.
(d) Sewing.

4. What do Karl's thoughts as he prepares to open his trunk for the first time in two months reveal about him?
(a) He does not fully understand how precarious his situation is.
(b) His plans for the future are wildly unrealistic.
(c) His love for his parents is stronger than his anger at them.
(d) He is still a terrible judge of character.

5. Who is the woman that eventually helps Karl get something to eat?
(a) A waitress.
(b) The head cook.
(c) The desk clerk.
(d) A hotel guest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the landlady so reluctant to give Karl and Robinson breakfast to take back to the apartment?

2. What does it mean that the head waiter has a "choleric" temperament?

3. Why does the chauffeur ask Karl for money after they arrive at their destination?

4. Where does the head cook have Karl's luggage sent?

5. Where does Brunelda say that Karl can sleep when he first arrives at the apartment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What other locations is the description of the suburban Ramses apartment building meant to evoke, and what is the similarity between these locations?

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

4. Describe Brunelda's personality.

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

6. What does Karl learn from Robinson about Brunelda's marriage?

7. What is ironic about Karl getting in trouble for being away from his lift?

8. Describe the interior of Brunelda's apartment.

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

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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