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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Frieda give that she is sad she left the Gentlemen's Inn?
(a) She misses a steady income as a barmaid.
(b) She feels unworthy to be with K.
(c) She misses Klamm's wealth.
(d) She misses Klamm's power.

2. What does K. tell Frieda's mother he wants to see Klamm for?
(a) K. wants to know when the Count will come see him.
(b) K. wants to challenge Klamm to a duel over Frieda's affections.
(c) K. wants to make sure Klamm has no hard feelings about K. marrying Frieda.
(d) K. wants Klamm's permission to go to the Castle.

3. What jumps on Frieda in the middle of the night at the school?
(a) A rat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A weasel.

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

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

6. How does K. feel when he leaves the meeting with the chairman?
(a) Happy.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Unsatisfied.
(d) Mournful.

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

8. When do they tell K. that Klamm left the Gentleman's Inn?
(a) As soon as K. was out of the way.
(b) Before K. arrived at the Gentleman's Inn.
(c) A few hours after K. had left.
(d) While K. was waiting for Klamm.

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

10. 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. has to show papers bearing the royal seal from the Castle.
(c) That K. is welcome in the village.
(d) That K. has to work for his board at the inn.

11. Who does K. say summoned him?
(a) The Count.
(b) The Prince.
(c) The Queen.
(d) The Attache.

12. What is K. asked to get out of Klamm's sleigh?
(a) Cognac.
(b) Klamm's spectacles.
(c) A music box.
(d) A riding crop.

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

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

15. What does the landlady say about Barnabas' family?
(a) They have a bad reputation.
(b) They are snobs.
(c) They won't talk to Frieda.
(d) They are unfriendly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is waiting with the gentleman for K.?

2. What photo does the landlady show K.?

3. Where does K. go with the people he meets on the road?

4. What is K.'s first reaction to the job offer?

5. Where do Frieda and K. make love?

(see the answer keys)

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