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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 K.’s position at the bank where he works in the novel?
2. Which of the guards being thrashed says he has a family to feed in “The Thrasher”?
3. How many flats does the Usher say the student has been kicked out of in this building for sneaking into them to chase women in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?
4. The supervisor who enters K.’s home after the guards in “The Arrest” tells him, “Think less about us and what is going to happen to you, think more about” what?
5. What countries comprised the Central Powers in the beginning of World War I?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the Examining Magistrate described in “The First Hearing”? What does he ask K.?
2. What does Willem say of his and Franz’s careers prior to K.’s accusations in “The Thrasher”?
3. How is the atmosphere of the setting described in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?
4. How is K.’s behavior toward Fraülein Bürstner in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach” relative to his actions as a whole in the novel?
5. What response does K. receive when he asks the three men in the lumber-room, “What are you doing here” in “The Thrasher”?
6. What noise does K. hear as he prepares to exit the office at the bank in “The Thrasher”?
7. How is the character of Frau Grubach introduced in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
8. Why is K. incapable of handling his trial in the same ways that he handles his work at the bank?
9. Describe the setting of The Trial. How does the author establish the setting in “The Arrest”?
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
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?
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
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?
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