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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. When K. sees a woman who appears to be Fräulein Bürstner in “The End,” he takes “the direction the woman in front of them was taking, not because he wanted to catch up with her, not because he wanted to see her for as long as possible, but solely so as not to forget” what?
(a) The brutality she represented for him
(b) The innocence she represented for him
(c) The admonition she represented for him
(d) The temptation she represented for him

2. It’s after what time when K. rings on Herr Huld’s door in the beginning of “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?
(a) 11
(b) Midnight
(c) 8
(d) 10

3. How many unregistered lawyers does Herr Block say he has working on his case in addition to Herr Huld in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 5
(d) 6

4. Herr Block tells K. in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer” that Herr Huld has been handling his business affairs ever since he took it over how many years ago?
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 5
(d) 10

5. What is K. carrying with him when he goes to the cathedral in “In the Cathedral”?
(a) A family photograph album
(b) A passport and a plane ticket
(c) An album of sights in the city
(d) A box of chocolates

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the cathedral square described when K. arrives in “In the Cathedral”?

2. 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”?

3. The Manufacturer tells K. in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter” that K. is “almost a” what?

4. The first painting that K. examines with his electric torch in the cathedral shows a standard treatment of what scene?

5. What physical defect does Herr Huld’s maid demonstrate for K. in “His Uncle – Leni”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Block tell K. about his impressions on the defendants in the Court Offices in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?

4. Who does K. meet with in his office in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”? What does this character give to K.?

5. How is the lighting inside the cathedral described in “In the Cathedral”? What does this represent?

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

7. How would you characterize the relationship between Block and Dr. Huld in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?

8. How does the parable from “In the Cathedral” relate to the story as a whole?

9. What is K. contemplating in the opening of “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”?

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

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