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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 is Frau Grubach’s relationship to K.?
2. When K. leaves Fräulein Bürstner’s room at the end of “A Conversation with Frau Grubach,” he thinks “for a while about the way he had behaved; he was” what?
3. On what day of the week does K. return to the courtroom in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?
4. What word from “The Thrasher” refers to a dishonest, knavish person?
5. Where does Frau Grubach say Fraülein Bürstner has gone in the evening when K. returns home in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Josef K.’s central plight in “The Arrest”? How does he go about achieving his goal?
2. How is K.’s behavior toward Fraülein Bürstner in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach” relative to his actions as a whole in the novel?
3. How are the Examining Magistrate’s books described in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”? What happens to the Usher’s Wife in the chapter?
4. How is the atmosphere of the setting described in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?
5. What is K. doing in the opening of “The Arrest”? How does the narrator describe the reason for his arrest in this chapter?
6. What relationship to the legal system does Fraülein Bürstner say she has in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
7. Who is Fraülein Bürstner? How is her character described in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
8. Who does K. find at the courtroom on the week after his first hearing in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?
9. How is the character of Franz introduced in “The Arrest”? What is Franz’s assessment of K.?
10. What is K.’s reaction to the invitation given him by the Deputy Manager in “The First Hearing”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the characters of Dr. Huld and the Chief Clerk in “His Uncle – Leni.” Where is the Chief Clerk hidden during the first part of K. and his uncle’s visit? What does this character represent symbolically in the story? What are K.’s initial impressions of Dr. Huld?
Essay Topic 2
Examine and discuss K.’s actions, objectives, and obstacles in returning to the court in the opening of “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices.” Why does K. assume the courtroom will be in session? What are his concerns about returning? What does he find at this location?
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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