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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The guards at K.’s house tell him that his jacket for the meeting with the supervisor must be what color in the beginning of “The Arrest”?
(a) Blue
(b) Black
(c) White
(d) Gray

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By what method of transportation does K. travel to work in the morning in “The Arrest”?

2. The Usher’s Wife tells K. that yesterday, the Examining Magistrate sent the student to her with a gift of what in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?

3. Who moves into Fraülein Bürstner’s room with her in the course of the novel?

4. What is the Thrasher’s outfit made from in “The Thrasher”?

5. The young woman in the Court Offices tells K. in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices,” “We, that is the staff here, decided that the information clerk, who is constantly dealing with the public and is their first contact with the court, ought to be given” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Josef K.’s central plight in “The Arrest”? How does he go about achieving his goal?

2. Why is K. incapable of handling his trial in the same ways that he handles his work at the bank?

3. What is K.’s reaction to the invitation given him by the Deputy Manager in “The First Hearing”?

4. How is the character of Willem described n “The Arrest”? How does he compare to Franz?

5. What noise does K. hear as he prepares to exit the office at the bank in “The Thrasher”?

6. How is the Examining Magistrate described in “The First Hearing”? What does he ask K.?

7. What relationship to the legal system does Fraülein Bürstner say she has in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?

8. How would you characterize K.’s behavior toward Fraülein Bürstner in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?

9. How is K.’s behavior toward Fraülein Bürstner in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach” relative to his actions as a whole in the novel?

10. Describe the setting of The Trial. How does the author establish the setting in “The Arrest”?

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