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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XXI and Chapter XXII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Frieda say her mother has decided to kick K. out of the house?
(a) She believes the Castle dislikes him and anyplace he stays will have bad favor.
(b) She is afraid he won't have money to pay for his board.
(c) She has heard that he hangs out with undesirable people.
(d) She has revealed too much personal information to him.

2. Who does K. say he might be able to help medically?
(a) Klamm.
(b) Hans' mother.
(c) The assistants.
(d) The landlord.

3. Does Olga think her family could have restored their position in the village?
(a) Yes, if they had tried to get in the village's good graces.
(b) No, because of Sortini's high position.
(c) Yes, if the Castle had intervened
(d) No, because of the particularly wrong they committed.

4. Who does K. say is the only person with authority to fire him?
(a) Klamm.
(b) The Count.
(c) The principal.
(d) The chairman.

5. What does K. say about attempts to communicate through intermediaries?
(a) They work in his favor.
(b) They enhance communication.
(c) They are inefficient.
(d) They are failures.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the teacher characterize the chairman in the conversation?

2. What does Frieda refer to the assistants as?

3. Who does Olga believe is the source of their misfortune?

4. What was the family forced to do?

5. What does the teacher scold K. for at the beginning of Chapter XIV?

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