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

2. What is Frieda's job at the taproom?
(a) Cleaning the floors.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Serving beer.
(d) Talking with customers and getting them to buy her drinks.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the letter from K.'s director tell him to report to?

3. When does K. tell Frieda's mother that he plans to marry Frieda?

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

5. How many siblings does Barnabas have?

(see the answer key)

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