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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 season is described in the opening of “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
2. The narrator states in the beginning of “The First Hearing” that “K. had been informed by telephone that a short hearing in his affair would take place” when?
3. The Deputy Manager invites K. to a party where on the same day as K.’s hearing in the beginning of “The First Hearing”?
4. What does K. do before leaving Fraülein Bürstner’s room in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
5. When does Fraülein Bürstner say she’s starting work as a secretary at a lawyer’s office when speaking with K. in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is K.’s reaction to the invitation given him by the Deputy Manager in “The First Hearing”?
2. What noise does K. hear as he prepares to exit the office at the bank in “The Thrasher”?
3. Who does K. find at the courtroom on the week after his first hearing in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?
4. What does Franz say when he grovels to K. for help in “The Thrasher”?
5. How is K.’s behavior toward Fraülein Bürstner in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach” relative to his actions as a whole in the novel?
6. How is the weather described on the day K. goes to find the courthouse in “The First Hearing”? How is K.’s demeanor?
7. Who is Fraülein Bürstner? How is her character described in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
8. How is the character of Frau Grubach introduced in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
9. Why is K. incapable of handling his trial in the same ways that he handles his work at the bank?
10. Where do Franz and Willem take K. in “The Arrest”? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Titorelli in the novel. How does Titorelli regard K. when he arrives? What questions does he ask? What are K.’s impressions of the painter? What does Titorelli represent symbolically in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of gender roles and expectations in the novel. How does K. perceive the women around him? How are K.’s actions toward these female characters different from his actions toward male characters?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the realistic elements of the court system depicted in The Trial. In what ways is Kafka’s depiction realistic in relating the intricacies of the legal system of his time? How did the buildup toward World War I influence the way courts were held during the period in which the novel was written?
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