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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is written on the piece of paper “in clumsy, childish handwriting” by the stairwell to the loft in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?
(a) Staircase to the Front Exit
(b) Staircase to the Judge’s Secret Chambers
(c) Staircase to the Local Prison
(d) Staircase to the Court Offices

2. What is the Thrasher’s outfit made from in “The Thrasher”?
(a) Silk
(b) Satin
(c) Leather
(d) Cotton

3. It is K.’s birthday in the opening of “The Arrest.” How old is K. turning?
(a) 31
(b) 30
(c) 32
(d) 28

4. Herr Block tells K. after the maid’s disappearance that she’s probably in the kitchen making what for Herr Huld in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?
(a) Cake
(b) Tea
(c) Soup
(d) Chicken

5. The woman who moves in with Fraülein Bürstner holds what profession?
(a) She is a banker
(b) She is a teacher
(c) She is a secretary
(d) She is a lawyer

Short Answer Questions

1. In Erna’s letter to Uncle Karl in “His Uncle – Leni,” Erna says that K. sent her what gift for her “name day”?

2. How many unregistered lawyers does Herr Block say he has working on his case in addition to Herr Huld in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?

3. Describing his early submissions in his trial, Herr Block tells K. that much of it was written in what language in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?

4. One of the guards being thrashed in “The Thrasher” says that he and his partner had prospects of being promoted to what position before getting into trouble?

5. Which of the guards comes to K. and says, “If you can’t get both of us spared, then at least try to get him to let me go” in “The Thrasher”?

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