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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. 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?

2. The narrator describes K. as generally staying at the office until what time in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?

3. Whose cook is said to bring K. his breakfast around eight every morning in “The Arrest”?

4. The guards tell K. that they are hired to stand guard of him in his apartment how many hours a day in “The Arrest”?

5. What word from “The First Hearing” refers to a child’s apron or woman’s sleeveless garment worn over a dress?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the character of Frau Grubach introduced in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?

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

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

4. What does Franz say when he grovels to K. for help in “The Thrasher”?

5. Who is Fraülein Bürstner? How is her character described in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?

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

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

8. How is K.’s behavior toward Fraülein Bürstner in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach” relative to his actions as a whole in the novel?

9. How would you characterize K.’s behavior toward Fraülein Bürstner in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?

10. How is K.’s resistance to the system perceived in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characters of Franz and Willem in the novel. Why does K. attempt to save Franz and Willem from the Thrasher? How have the demeanors of these characters changed since their initial introduction in “The Arrest”? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Leni in the novel. What draws K. to this character? What promises does Leni make to K. in “His Uncle – Leni”? How does K. respond when he sees Leni’s “physical defect”? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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