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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. The second book that K. examines in the courtroom in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices” is a novel titled what?
2. At what time does K. plan to arrive at the courtroom on the day of his first hearing in “The First Hearing”?
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. What does K. say repeatedly to the woman and man who help him out of the Court Offices in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?
5. What word refers to a fictional society that is in some important way undesirable or frightening?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the weather described on the day K. goes to find the courthouse in “The First Hearing”? How is K.’s demeanor?
2. What noise does K. hear as he prepares to exit the office at the bank in “The Thrasher”?
3. Why does the Thrasher tell K. he shouldn’t believe everything the guards say in “The Thrasher”?
4. Where do Franz and Willem take K. in “The Arrest”? Why?
5. What information has K. learned about his coming hearing in the opening of “The First Hearing”? How did he gain this information?
6. How is the Examining Magistrate described in “The First Hearing”? What does he ask K.?
7. What does Franz say when he grovels to K. for help in “The Thrasher”?
8. Where does the Usher lead K. in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”? How is this setting described?
9. How is the character of Willem described n “The Arrest”? How does he compare to Franz?
10. What is Josef K.’s central plight in “The Arrest”? How does he go about achieving his goal?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze K.’s objectives and obstacles when he commits to the action of kissing Fraülein Bürstner in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach.” What does K. hope to achieve through this action? Is he successful? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the character of Elsa in the novel. What are K.’s feelings about Elsa? Do you think his feelings are purely physical? Does K. show any jealousy for the other men that frequent Elsa’s room?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the characters of Dr. Huld and the Chief Clerk in “His Uncle – Leni.” Where is the Chief Clerk hidden during the first part of K. and his uncle’s visit? What does this character represent symbolically in the story? What are K.’s initial impressions of Dr. Huld?
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