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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does K. go to see Barnabas in Chapter XV?
(a) Because he has a new message for Barnabas to deliver.
(b) Because he hasn't heard from Barnabas about his message to Klamm.
(c) Because he wants to hire Barnabas to do a secret errand.
(d) Because he suspects that Barnabas knows a secret way to get to Klamm.

2. Who is Galater?
(a) Klamm's boss.
(b) Klamm's new secretary.
(c) Klamm's uncle.
(d) Klamm's substitute.

3. What sometimes cures Buergel's insomnia?
(a) Counting sheep.
(b) Reading.
(c) Hot milk.
(d) Conversation.

4. What does K. do while listening to Buergel?
(a) He taps his foot incessantly.
(b) He twiddle his thumbs.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He paces madly.

5. Who tells K. the story of how their family became disparaged in the community?
(a) Olga.
(b) Barnabas' mother.
(c) Amalia.
(d) Barnabas.

6. What does Erlanger ask from K.?
(a) That Frieda return to her post.
(b) That K. stop seeing Barnabas's family.
(c) That Jeremias return to the Castle.
(d) That K. leave the town.

7. Who is waiting at the meeting place when K. gets there?
(a) No one.
(b) The landlord and landlady.
(c) A large crowd of people.
(d) Frieda and Amalia.

8. When Amalia's father finally took action after their disgrace, what did he do?
(a) Petition the Castle.
(b) Publically plead for forgiveness.
(c) Talk to Sortini.
(d) Publically chastise the community.

9. What are Barnabas' parents doing when K. arrives at the house?
(a) Talking loudly.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Writing a letter.

10. How does the landlord react to seeing K. in the corridor at the Gentlemen's Inn?
(a) He is thrilled.
(b) He is furious.
(c) He is woried.
(d) He is jealous.

11. What does K. say about Amalia's attractiveness?
(a) Her friendly personality makes her irresistable.
(b) She is far lovelier than Frieda.
(c) She is too reserved and unapproachable.
(d) She is annoyingly bubbly.

12. Where does K. fall asleep at the end of Chapter XXIV?
(a) In a barrel.
(b) On the rug.
(c) In a bathtub.
(d) In the street.

13. Where does the letter-writer want to meet K.?
(a) At the Bridge Inn.
(b) At the schoolhouse.
(c) At the Castle gates.
(d) In the Gentlemen's Inn.

14. How long does Barnabas have to wait for the letters he delivers?
(a) Never more than a few minutes.
(b) A long time, sometimes days.
(c) Usually a half hour to an hour.
(d) At most, several hours.

15. What does K. say about the schoolteacher scolding him?
(a) That he is deeply upset by it.
(b) That he will soon revenge the schoolteacher.
(c) That it does not affect him.
(d) That he is pleased that the schoolteacher is mad at him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the gentlemen react to the deliveries?

3. What does K. see being delivered in the Gentlemen's Inn, as the morning approaches?

4. Who does Barnabas deliver a message from during Chapter XXI?

5. What does K. take when he leaves Olga's house?

(see the answer keys)

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