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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What subordinate bank employee is described in “The Arrest” as having an “intolerable smile caused by a chronic muscular spasm”?
2. 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?
3. When he goes to demonstrate what happened this morning for Fraülein Bürstner in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach,” K. notes that what was hanging by the window in her room at the time of the inquiry?
4. What countries comprised the Allied Powers in the beginning of World War I?
5. Where does Fraülein Bürstner say Frau Grubach’s nephew is sleeping in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What relationship to the legal system does Fraülein Bürstner say she has in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
2. How is the character of Franz introduced in “The Arrest”? What is Franz’s assessment of K.?
3. What excuse does Willem give K. for his previous behavior in “The Thrasher”?
4. How is the atmosphere of the setting described in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?
5. What does Willem say of his and Franz’s careers prior to K.’s accusations in “The Thrasher”?
6. How is the character of Frau Grubach introduced in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
7. Why does the Thrasher tell K. he shouldn’t believe everything the guards say in “The Thrasher”?
8. What noise does K. hear as he prepares to exit the office at the bank in “The Thrasher”?
9. Where does the Usher lead K. in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”? How is this setting described?
10. How are the people in the courtroom situated in “The First Hearing”? How is this arrangement symbolic?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze K.’s objectives and obstacles when he commits to the action of kissing Fraülein Bürstner in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach.” What does K. hope to achieve through this action? Is he successful? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the character of Elsa in the novel. What are K.’s feelings about Elsa? Do you think his feelings are purely physical? Does K. show any jealousy for the other men that frequent Elsa’s room?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the characters of Uncle Karl and Erna in the narrative. What relationship did K. have with his uncle growing up? What does K.’s uncle learn from Erna regarding K.’s trial? How does Uncle Karl feel about K.’s trial?
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