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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. What does the chairman say about the Castle's phone system?
(a) That it's antiquated but effective.
(b) That it's the most reliable part of the Castle bureaucracy.
(c) That it's never working.
(d) That it's a joke.

2. Who does K. find in Klamm's sleigh in the courtyard?
(a) Klamm's brother.
(b) Klamm's new mistress.
(c) A valet.
(d) A coachman.

3. What reason does K. suggest for the landlady's reluctance to have him talk to Klamm?
(a) That she is protecting her daughter.
(b) That she is employed by Klamm.
(c) That she is protecting Klamm.
(d) That she doesn't want K. to get in trouble.

4. What position does the chairman offer to K.?
(a) Surveying instructor.
(b) School librarian.
(c) Clock maintenance worker.
(d) School janitor.

5. What finally happens to the sleigh and the horses?
(a) They ride off to the Castle.
(b) They are brought back to the stable.
(c) They circle around the inn several times, before disappearing.
(d) They ride out to the country to meet Klamm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frieda want K. to do about the job offer?

2. What does K. learn about Klamm's whereabouts?

3. Why does the landlady say that Frieda never received gifts from Klamm?

4. What does the chairman offer to contact the Castle for?

5. What answer do K.'s assistants get when they call the Castle for permission to visit?

(see the answer key)

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