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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. When did World War I begin?
2. Speaking to the Usher’s Wife, K. tells her, “You could tell the examining magistrate, or anyone else who likes spreading important news, that none of the many tricks these gentlemen presumably have up their sleeves will ever persuade me to” what?
3. Whose claim that his fiancée is waiting for him outside turns out to be a lie in “The Thrasher”?
4. What subordinate bank employee is described in “The Arrest” as having an “intolerable smile caused by a chronic muscular spasm”?
5. Where does K. see Rabensteiner and Kullich on his way to the hearing in “The First Hearing”?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is K. incapable of handling his trial in the same ways that he handles his work at the bank?
2. Describe the setting of The Trial. How does the author establish the setting in “The Arrest”?
3. Where does the Usher lead K. in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”? How is this setting described?
4. How would you characterize K.’s behavior toward Fraülein Bürstner in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
5. What information has K. learned about his coming hearing in the opening of “The First Hearing”? How did he gain this information?
6. Who does K. find at the courtroom on the week after his first hearing in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?
7. How is the atmosphere of the setting described in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?
8. How is the character of Frau Grubach introduced in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
9. How is the character of Franz introduced in “The Arrest”? What is Franz’s assessment of K.?
10. What does K. find at the address for the courtroom in “The First Hearing”?
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 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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss K.’s position at the bank and his ambitions within his role there. Approximately how long has K. worked at the bank? How swiftly was his promotion to Financial Officer? What obstacles does K. face in his work?
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