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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from “The First Hearing” refers to a vicious or depraved person?
(a) Reprimand
(b) Petitioner
(c) Miscreant
(d) Abolitionist

2. Where does Fraülein Bürstner say Frau Grubach’s nephew is sleeping in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
(a) In the basement
(b) In the kitchen
(c) In the living room
(d) In the adjoining bedroom

3. What is K.’s position at the bank where he works in the novel?
(a) Chief Financial Officer
(b) President
(c) Morning desk clerk
(d) Vice-President

4. What word from “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices” means to break away from constituted authority?
(a) Revolt
(b) Denial
(c) Apparition
(d) Constituency

5. On what day of the week does K. return to the courtroom in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?
(a) Thursday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Saturday
(d) Sunday

Short Answer Questions

1. K. decides when looking for the courtroom in “The First Hearing” to ask around for a carpenter named what?

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?

3. What woman is accosted in the courtroom in “The First Hearing”?

4. What do the guards offer to fetch for K. “for a small sum of money” in “The Arrest”?

5. The woman who moves in with Fraülein Bürstner holds what profession?

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