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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When K. first deals with the guards on the morning of his birthday in “The Arrest,” he presumes that this might be a joke played on him by his friends where?
(a) At the bar
(b) At the hospital
(c) At the bank
(d) At the courthouse

2. Which of the guards does the Thrasher say got fat from eating breakfasts at all his arrests in “The Thrasher”?
(a) Kullych
(b) Willem
(c) Hasterer
(d) Franz

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

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

5. What word from “The Thrasher” refers to a dishonest, knavish person?
(a) Rogue
(b) Conquistador
(c) Hector
(d) Protagonist

6. 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?
(a) Jury Members
(b) Thrashers
(c) Examining Magistrates
(d) Court Ushers

7. K. points out to Fraülein Bürstner that Frau Grubach is dependent on him for what reason in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
(a) She’s borrowed a large sum of money from him
(b) She is his only heir
(c) She is desperate to marry his father
(d) He was a witness to a crime she committed

8. Who does K. recall having said “that the court was attracted by guilt” in “The First Hearing”?
(a) Franz
(b) Willem
(c) Dr. Huld
(d) Rabensteiner

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

10. Whose cook is said to bring K. his breakfast around eight every morning in “The Arrest”?
(a) Frau Grubach’s
(b) Rudi Block’s
(c) Fraülein Bürstner’s
(d) Dr. Huld’s

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

12. What season is described in the opening of “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
(a) Autumn
(b) Winter
(c) Summer
(d) Spring

13. When did World War I begin?
(a) July 28, 1914
(b) June 30, 1915
(c) January 16, 1912
(d) September 2, 1911

14. Who moves into Fraülein Bürstner’s room with her in the course of the novel?
(a) The Manufacturer
(b) Fraülein Montag
(c) Rabensteiner
(d) Frau Grubach

15. The Usher tells K. as they pass through the waiting room of the Court Offices in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices,” “Most of the defendants are very” what?
(a) Anxious
(b) Judicial
(c) Insensitive
(d) Sensitive

Short Answer Questions

1. K. tells the guards who are to be thrashed in “The Thrasher,” “I didn’t complain, I just said what had happened in my apartment. And your behavior wasn’t exactly” what?

2. When does the Examining Magistrate in the courtroom say K. should have been there when K. arrives in “The First Hearing”?

3. What word from “The First Hearing” refers to a child’s apron or woman’s sleeveless garment worn over a dress?

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

5. Where does K. see Rabensteiner and Kullich on his way to the hearing in “The First Hearing”?

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