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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather like the morning after K. arrives?
(a) It is raining.
(b) There is snow.
(c) It is cloudy and dark.
(d) It is sunny and warm.

2. What does the landlady say of the gentleman's actions?
(a) That they are all relayed in detail to Klamm.
(b) That they are not to be trusted.
(c) That they are imbued with Klamm's spirit.
(d) That they are honorable and ethical.

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

4. Who does Frieda's mother say an official will talk to?
(a) Only those he wants to talk to.
(b) Only those who fill out the correct paperwork.
(c) Anyone.
(d) No one.

5. How many siblings does Barnabas have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

7. Where does K. go when he arrives at the village?
(a) To the guard house to befriend the guards.
(b) To a friend's house.
(c) To the inn to sleep.
(d) To the servants' entrance of the castle.

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

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

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

11. From whom does K. receive a letter?
(a) Olga.
(b) Frieda.
(c) The Count.
(d) Klamm.

12. What is the chairman suffering from?
(a) Headache.
(b) Gout.
(c) Flu.
(d) Measles.

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

14. What does the chairman say about the Castle's phone system?
(a) That it's never working.
(b) That it's the most reliable part of the Castle bureaucracy.
(c) That it's a joke.
(d) That it's antiquated but effective.

15. What reason does Frieda suggest for letting the assistants return?
(a) They might be a way of getting to Klamm.
(b) They will spread rumors and ruin K.'s reputation.
(c) If they are brought back, they can be used as spies.
(d) They might get K. in trouble, if they aren't allowed back.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is K. asked to get out of Klamm's sleigh?

3. How does the teacher know about K.'s conversation with the chairman?

4. What document does the chairman try to locate?

5. Where are K. and his assistants living at the beginning of Chapter XI?

(see the answer keys)

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