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

2. Who does K. intend to use his weapon against when he leaves Olga's house?
(a) Barnabas.
(b) The schoolteacher.
(c) His assistant.
(d) Klamm.

3. Where do Frieda and K. make love?
(a) In the churchyard.
(b) In one of the inn's bedrooms.
(c) On the taproom floor.
(d) Outside under a tree.

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

5. What does K. worry about regarding Frieda?
(a) That she will continue to feel attached to Klamm.
(b) That she will continue to sleep with Klamm.
(c) That she will make Klamm angry with her.
(d) That she will leave him when she learns the Castle does not need him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Amalia's father punished for her disobedience?

2. Who does Frieda's mother say an official will talk to?

3. What photo does the landlady show K.?

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

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

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