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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 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?

2. Which of the guards comes to K. and says, “If you can’t get both of us spared, then at least try to get him to let me go” in “The Thrasher”?

3. When does the Examining Magistrate in the courtroom say K. should have been there when K. arrives in “The First Hearing”?

4. At what time does Fraülein Bürstner return home in the evening as K. waits for her arrival in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?

5. What does K. do before leaving Fraülein Bürstner’s room in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What noise does K. hear as he prepares to exit the office at the bank in “The Thrasher”?

2. How is the Examining Magistrate described in “The First Hearing”? What does he ask K.?

3. What is K.’s reaction to the invitation given him by the Deputy Manager in “The First Hearing”?

4. What do women represent to Josef K. in The Trial? How is this seen in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?

5. What does K. find at the address for the courtroom in “The First Hearing”?

6. How is the character of Franz introduced in “The Arrest”? What is Franz’s assessment of K.?

7. Where do Franz and Willem take K. in “The Arrest”? Why?

8. Describe the setting of The Trial. How does the author establish the setting in “The Arrest”?

9. How is the atmosphere of the setting described in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?

10. What does Willem say of his and Franz’s careers prior to K.’s accusations in “The Thrasher”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the characters of Bertold and the Usher’s Wife in the novel. What is Bertold a student of? How do the Usher and the Usher’s Wife describe his character? What power does Bertold hold within the courts?

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