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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII: The Teacher and Chapter VIII: Waiting for Klamm.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Frieda's mother say an official will talk to?
(a) Only those he wants to talk to.
(b) Anyone.
(c) No one.
(d) Only those who fill out the correct paperwork.

2. Where does K. say he could stay, if Frieda's mother kicked him out?
(a) With Barnabas.
(b) At the Castle.
(c) With Artur.
(d) At the Gentleman's Inn.

3. What does K. think of the Castle when he goes to look at it?
(a) He is impressed by the Castle's elegance.
(b) It looks ordinary to him.
(c) It looks overly ornate to him.
(d) He is awed and fearful.

4. Why does the landlady say that Frieda never received gifts from Klamm?
(a) Klamm only gives one gift to a mistress, when she leaves him.
(b) She never asked for any gifts.
(c) Klamm never gives gifts to his mistresses.
(d) She is not a good enough mistress to deserve gifts.

5. What does K. tell Frieda's mother he wants to see Klamm for?
(a) K. wants Klamm's permission to go to the Castle.
(b) K. wants to challenge Klamm to a duel over Frieda's affections.
(c) K. wants to know when the Count will come see him.
(d) K. wants to make sure Klamm has no hard feelings about K. marrying Frieda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leases the inn to the landlady and landlord?

2. Why does K. step into a house on the way to the Castle?

3. What does the landlady say about the landlord?

4. What does Schwarzer tell K. in the beginning of the novel when the two first meet?

5. When K. lights a match, who does he startle?

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