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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III: Frieda and Chapter IV: First Conversation with the Landlady.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What answer do K.'s assistants get when they call the Castle for permission to visit?
(a) They are told they must wait three days.
(b) They are told no.
(c) They are told they can come at once.
(d) They are told they must fill out the right forms.

2. What does Schwarzer tell K. in the beginning of the novel when the two first meet?
(a) That K. has to show papers bearing the royal seal from the Castle.
(b) That K. is welcome in the village.
(c) That K. has no permission to be there.
(d) That K. has to work for his board at the inn.

3. How does K. get to see Klamm?
(a) By sitting next to him at the restaurant.
(b) By passing him on the street.
(c) By rushing into his office unannounced.
(d) By looking through a peephole.

4. What is Barnabas' role, according to the letter from K.'s director?
(a) He is an overseer to make sure K. is behaving properly.
(b) He is an assistant to help K. with his work.
(c) He is a messenger to communicate with the Castle.
(d) He is a guard to watch out for K.'s safety.

5. What gets thrown on Frieda and K.?
(a) A bucket of water.
(b) A sheet.
(c) A rug.
(d) Their clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the attitude of the people in the house toward K.?

2. What does the landlady say about Barnabas' family?

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

4. How does K. try to get out of the conversation with Frieda's mother?

5. Who discovers Frieda and K. embracing in K.'s room?

(see the answer key)

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