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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. 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”?
(a) French
(b) German
(c) English
(d) Latin

2. How old is Erna said to be in “His Uncle – Leni”?
(a) 16
(b) 17
(c) 13
(d) 15

3. In the letter from Erna to Uncle Karl, she writes that she visited K. at the bank but wasn’t allowed to see him because he was busy. How long does Erna say she waited?
(a) Almost an hour
(b) Almost two hours
(c) Almost a whole day
(d) Three hours

4. What object does Herr Huld’s maid give to K. so that he can return and visit her in “His Uncle – Leni”?
(a) Her private address
(b) A map to her room
(c) Her telephone number
(d) A door key

5. When K. enters the hallway to see what the crashing sound was at Herr Huld’s home, Huld’s maid tells K. that the noise was caused by what, in “His Uncle – Leni”?
(a) A dog crashing into the kitchen
(b) An intruder trying to break into the house
(c) Her throwing a plate against the wall
(d) Her dropping the tea set

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What part of Italy does the narrator say the Italian Businessman is from in “In the Cathedral”?

3. What time does the narrator say it is and describe as “the time when the streets are quiet” in the opening of “The End”?

4. Uncle Karl says to K. in “His Uncle – Leni,” “Do you want to lose the trial? Do you know what that means? That means you’ll simply be” what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does K. demonstrate the theme of the individual versus society in The Trial?

2. How is the character of Leni described in “His Uncle – Leni”?

3. What is K.’s duty with the Italian Businessman in “In the Cathedral”? What does the Italian represent symbolically to K.?

4. How is the character of Dr. Huld described in “His Uncle – Leni”?

5. How is the weather described in the opening of “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”? Where is K. located in the beginning of the chapter?

6. What is K. supposed to do with the butcher knife in “The End”? What does he do instead?

7. What is represented metaphorically in the scene between K., the Bank President, and the Italian Businessman in “In the Cathedral”?

8. How does Block explain the predominance of superstition amongst the defendants in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?

9. What does the character of Titorelli represent symbolically in The Trial?

10. In what way is K.’s character similar to Job from the Old Testament?

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