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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Had other families been disgraced in the past?
(a) Yes, and they had recovered.
(b) No, it had never happened before.
(c) No, except for a rumored family long ago that may not exist.
(d) Yes, and they had not recovered.

2. What does Buergel talk to K. about?
(a) The architectural design of the Castle.
(b) The private lives of the Castle elite.
(c) The schedule of arrivals and departures at the Gentlemen's Inn.
(d) The way the secretary system works.

3. What does K. do when he sees Frieda?
(a) Runs to her and embraces her.
(b) Shakes her hand coldly.
(c) Slaps her face.
(d) Ignores her.

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

5. Where do the letters Barnabas delivers come from?
(a) A clerk who writes letters all day.
(b) A stack of old letters.
(c) A mysterious unseen person inside an office.
(d) A machine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hans think his father might be sympathetic toward K.?

2. What is Frieda doing when K. returns to the schoolhouse in Chapter XV?

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

4. Who does K. say he might be able to help medically?

5. Who does K. intend to use his weapon against when he leaves Olga's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Frieda doing for Jeremias at the end of Chapter XXII?

2. What reason does Erlanger give K. the request Erlanger is making during the meeting?

3. What does Barnabas' family think about his job with the Castle?

4. Why has Hans come to see K. and what is he supposed to be doing instead?

5. What does K. hope that Barnabas' good news was?

6. How long does K. need to wait to see Erlanger?

7. What reasons does Buergel give against forbidding interrogations at night?

8. How does K. respond to what Barnabas tells him about the Castle?

9. At what event does Amalia's family's disgrace begin?

10. What did the townspeople do after Amalia's disobedience became known?

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