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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 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”?
(a) A necklace
(b) Silk stockings
(c) A box of chocolates
(d) A dozen roses

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

3. What countries comprised the Central Powers in the beginning of World War I?
(a) France, Spain, and Germany
(b) Germany and Austria-Hungary
(c) The United Kingdom, France and the Russian Empire
(d) Japan, Israel, and the Russian Empire

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

5. At what time does Fraülein Bürstner return home in the evening as K. waits for her arrival in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
(a) 12:00
(b) 1:30
(c) 11:30
(d) 11:00

Short Answer Questions

1. In the ending of “The Thrasher,” K. waits to ensure he’s alone as he leaves his office, then goes home “weary and his mind” what?

2. 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”?

3. What is Frau Grubach’s relationship to K.?

4. What is the name of the student that the Usher’s Wife says has been pursuing her for some time in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?

5. What season is described in the opening of “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is K. doing in the opening of “The Arrest”? How does the narrator describe the reason for his arrest in this chapter?

2. Where do Franz and Willem take K. in “The Arrest”? Why?

3. Where does the Usher lead K. in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”? How is this setting described?

4. What excuse does Willem give K. for his previous behavior in “The Thrasher”?

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

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

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

8. Who is Fraülein Bürstner? How is her character described in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?

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

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

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