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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through His Uncle - Leni.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Uncle Karl says to K. in “His Uncle – Leni,” “Do you want to lose the trial? Do you know what that means? That means you’ll simply be” what?
(a) Sentenced to die
(b) Acquitted
(c) Deleted
(d) Incarcerated

2. When he goes to demonstrate what happened this morning for Fraülein Bürstner in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach,” K. notes that what was hanging by the window in her room at the time of the inquiry?
(a) A hat
(b) A curtain
(c) A coat
(d) A blouse

3. K. considers the Deputy Manager’s invitation to his party to be what, in “The First Hearing”?
(a) An inside joke
(b) An ironic twist
(c) A false invitation
(d) An olive branch

4. K.’s Uncle Karl is said to be what area when his character is introduced in “His Uncle – Leni”?
(a) The capital
(b) The suburbs
(c) The city
(d) The country

5. Where does K. see Rabensteiner and Kullich on his way to the hearing in “The First Hearing”?
(a) At the library
(b) On a bus
(c) At a café
(d) On a train

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does K. recall having said “that the court was attracted by guilt” in “The First Hearing”?

2. How many messengers are said to still be “working in dispatch in the little circle from a lamp” at K.’s offices in the beginning of “The Thrasher” as he leaves work?

3. Speaking to the Usher’s Wife, K. tells her, “You could tell the examining magistrate, or anyone else who likes spreading important news, that none of the many tricks these gentlemen presumably have up their sleeves will ever persuade me to” what?

4. What word used in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices” refers to a complete change of form, structure, or substance?

5. What is the name of the young maid who works for Herr Huld in “His Uncle – Leni”?

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