2. Where does K. go with the people he meets on the road?
(a) To the inn.
(b) To the schoolhouse.
(c) To the Castle.
(d) To Barnabas's house.

3. What does K. learn about Klamm's whereabouts?
(a) Klamm's room is empty, and he is getting ready to leave.
(b) Klamm has moved to another room, as he does each night.
(c) Klamm is away in the country for two or three days.
(d) Klamm is back at the Castle already.

4. How does the teacher say K. treated the chairman?
(a) Considerately.
(b) Rudely.
(c) Unethically.
(d) Appropriately.

5. Who is the gentleman waiting for K. at the beginning of Chapter IX?
(a) Klamm's brother.
(b) Klamm's senior assistant.
(c) Klamm's village secretary.
(d) Klamm's valet.

6. Where does K. go at the beginning of Chapter IX?
(a) To the Castle.
(b) Into the Gentlemen's Inn.
(c) To Barnabas's house.
(d) To the inn where he is staying.

7. What does the gentleman want K. to do?
(a) Put off his wedding to Frieda.
(b) Leave the town.
(c) Fill out forms to get to see Klamm.
(d) Answer questions in a formal interview.

8. Who does K. find in Klamm's sleigh in the courtyard?
(a) A coachman.
(b) Klamm's brother.
(c) Klamm's new mistress.
(d) A valet.

9. What document does the chairman try to locate?
(a) One that will explain why K. was sent for.
(b) One that will give details of K.'s appointment.
(c) One that will give K. instructions on leaving the village.
(d) One that will give K. permission to visit the Castle.

10. When K. lights a match, who does he startle?
(a) Olga.
(b) Artur.
(c) Pepi.
(d) Frieda.

11. What do the assistants do when K. makes them leave?
(a) Bang at the windows and doors.
(b) Leave quietly.
(c) Bring drums and trumpets to make noise outside the window.
(d) Pull down the curtains and break lamps as they leave.

12. How did the landlady meet her husband?
(a) He came to stay at her father's inn.
(b) He bought flowers from her every day in her flower shop.
(c) He was a messenger between her and Klamm.
(d) He consoled her after Klamm stopped calling on her.

13. How does the teacher characterize the chairman in the conversation?
(a) Bumbling and incompetent.
(b) Empty-headed and ignorant.
(c) Kind, helpful, and generous.
(d) Mean, bullying, and power-hungry.

14. Does Frieda agree with what K. wants to do about the assistants?
(a) Yes, though she is more tolerant of the assistants than K. is.
(b) No, but she wants more time away from teh assistants.
(c) No, she wants to keep the assistants near them constantly.
(d) Yes, she is even more critical of the assistants than K. is.

15. What reason does K. suggest for the landlady's reluctance to have him talk to Klamm?
(a) That she is employed by Klamm.
(b) That she is protecting Klamm.
(c) That she doesn't want K. to get in trouble.
(d) That she is protecting her daughter.