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

Multiple Choice 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”?
(a) Silk stockings
(b) A dozen roses
(c) A box of chocolates
(d) A card with money in it

2. What physical defect does Herr Huld’s maid demonstrate for K. in “His Uncle – Leni”?
(a) She has a club foot
(b) Her fingers are webbed
(c) She has a third eye
(d) She has six fingers on her right hand

3. How is the knife described that the strange guard takes out of a sheath on his waist-coat in “The End”?
(a) A long, cylindrical, curved knife
(b) A large bronze axe
(c) A switchblade knife
(d) A double-edged butcher’s knife

4. How long does Herr Block say his trial has been going on in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?
(a) Over six months
(b) Over 5 years
(c) Over 2 years
(d) Over a year

5. What word from “In the Cathedral” refers to mental or emotional stability or composure?
(a) Equanimity
(b) Discomposure
(c) Imbalance
(d) Agitation

6. 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) Chicken
(d) Soup

7. What part of Italy does the narrator say the Italian Businessman is from in “In the Cathedral”?
(a) Southern Italy
(b) Eastern Italy
(c) Western Italy
(d) Northern Italy

8. At what time does the priest begin ascending the pulpit presumably to give a sermon in “In the Cathedral”?
(a) 11
(b) 1
(c) 12
(d) 4

9. How is the cathedral square described when K. arrives in “In the Cathedral”?
(a) Crowded with tourists
(b) Crowded with animals
(c) Completely deserted
(d) Crowded with children

10. Titorelli tells K. in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter” that if it weren’t for what, he’d have left this studio long ago?
(a) The fact that it’s free
(b) The fact that it allows pets
(c) The fact that it is his father’s
(d) The fact that it’s close to the courthouse

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

12. How is Erna related to K.’s Uncle Karl?
(a) Erna is Karl’s niece
(b) Erna is Karl’s mother
(c) Erna is Karl’s cousin
(d) Erna is Karl’s daughter

13. The judge who Herr Huld spoke to about Block said of Block in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer,” “Block’s just cunning. He’s gathered a lot of experience and knows how to” what?
(a) Draw out the trial
(b) Hire the right lawyers
(c) Shorten the trial
(d) Ask the right questions

14. Herr Block tells K. in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer” that the defendants tend toward superstition. “One of these superstitions, for example, is that many claim they can see the outcome of the trial in the defendant’s face, especially in the marking of” what?
(a) The ears
(b) The lips
(c) The eyes
(d) The nose

15. By what method of transportation does K. get to the cathedral in “In the Cathedral”?
(a) Horseback
(b) Train
(c) Taxi
(d) Bus

Short Answer Questions

1. Herr Huld tells K. in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer” that his maid finds almost all of whom attractive?

2. In the end of “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer,” Leni tells Block to leave what alone and listen to the lawyer?

3. How does Titorelli say he came to his position with the courts in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”?

4. Describing Block, Herr Huld says in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer,” “True, as a person he’s unpleasant, has no manners and is grubby, but as far as his trial’s concerned, he’s” what?

5. What does Herr Huld’s maid tell K. is the only way of escaping the legal problems K. is facing in “His Uncle – Leni”?

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