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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. Who tells K. that Olga is in love with him?

2. What was the family looking at when Sortini approached Amalia?

3. Who does K. discover has connections at the Castle?

4. What did Sortini order Amalia to do in his letter?

5. What does Erlanger ask from K.?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Jeremias and Artur when they are not together?

4. What did Olga do to try to remove her family's disgrace?

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

6. Where do Jeremias and Frieda go to work after K. leaves?

7. What does Buergel say might happen at a meeting in the middle of the night?

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

9. What is Frieda afraid might happen to he if her mother's warnings are right?

10. What does Barnabas say about Klamm's appearance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of the novel.

1) Discuss the Castle as part of the setting of the novel. Why does the reader never visit the inside of the Castle? How does the reader learn about the Castle? What does the appearance and structure of the Castle say about it and about the village?

2) How does the setting of the village influence the novel?

3) Why do the inns become a major part of the novel's setting? What is the importance of the two inns in the novel?

4) What significance does the schoolhouse have as a setting?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of women in THE CASTLE.

1) What role does Amalia play in the novel? What is her role as a woman in the village's culture? How does she defy that role, and what are the consequences?

2) What role does Frieda play in the novel? Does she use her gender to gain a social advantage? How does the culture promote that behavior?

3) What role does the landlady play in the novel? What does her position say about the role of women in the society?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the ideas of deception and of using people in the novel.

1) Is K. misleading toward Hans when he offers to see if he can help Hans' mother? Does it matter what K.'s goal and intentions are?

2) Do K. and Frieda use each other? Do they deceive each other about their motives? Does it matter?

3) How does the culture of the village and the Castle encourage deception and using people?

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