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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the landlord say that the landlady has been feeling?

2. How likely does Frieda's mother say it is for K. to see Klamm?

3. Who does K. say summoned him?

4. How did the landlady meet her husband?

5. How does the teacher say K. treated the chairman?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does the landlady attribute the profitability of the inn?

2. What is K.'s attitude toward the gentleman in Chapter IX?

3. What does K. do to get fuel for a fire?

4. What does K. praise Frieda for?

5. What does the gentleman who comes to the coach while K. is there waiting want?

6. How does the Castle react to inquiries about K. when he first arrives?

7. How does the chairman characterize the Castle's bureaucracy?

8. What does K. suspect about Frieda, at the end of Chapter XII?

9. How does the chairman's wife act during K.'s visit?

10. What does K. believe is the reason that Hans and his family never received favors from Klamm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In THE CASTLE, the relationship between individuals in groups is important. Discuss the role of social dynamics in the novel.

1) How does the relationship between the twins Jeremias and Artur compare to the social dynamics in the culture of the village? What is the significance of the fact that they age faster apart? How do they act as individuals, and how do they act as a group?

2) How does the culture of the village and the dynamics of groups have power in the novel? How does the village as a whole act differently from individuals?

3) How does the bureaucracy of the Castle reflect the dynamics of groups, as opposed to individuals?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, bureaucracy causes obstructions for the characters. Discuss the obstructions of bureaucracy in the novel.

1) How does bureaucracy call K. to the town? How does it affect the plot?

2) Inside the Castle bureaucracy, is it possible to tell what actually happened and what is important? What is the significance of the obscuring nature of bureaucracy?

3) How do the inhabitants of the town view their own town's bureaucracy? What are the consequences of complaining about bureaucracy?

Essay Topic 3

Prestige is an important element of culture in the village surrounding the Castle. Discuss the role of prestige in the novel.

1) What increases or decreases prestige in the novel?

2) Which characters value prestige and which do not?

3) What role does prestige play in the material position of the characters? Do the characters benefit by prestige?

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