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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XVII: Amalia's Secret and Chapter XVIII: Amalia's Punishment.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Frieda say the assistants really want?
(a) Frieda.
(b) Klamm.
(c) K.
(d) Barnabas.

3. Do the people in the house know about K.?
(a) No, they have only heard vague rumors of a stranger in town.
(b) No, they have never heard anything about him.
(c) Yes, they have heard talk about him.
(d) Yes, but they pretend not to know of him.

4. When K. leaves with Barnabas, where do they end up?
(a) At the churchyard.
(b) At the Castle.
(c) At Barnabas' house.
(d) At another inn.

5. Why does the teacher say the offer is a great favor?
(a) The chairman has never offered anyone a job before.
(b) The position was going to be given to the chairman's brother.
(c) The offer was especially requested by Klamm.
(d) The position is unnecessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does the chairman offer to K.?

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

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

4. How does the landlord say that the landlady has been feeling?

5. What does K. want to do about his assistants?

(see the answer key)

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