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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 narrator says in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter” that when K. visits Herr Huld, Huld’s maid always makes a point of doing what?

2. What word from “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer” means characterized by sickly sentimentality?

3. What season is it in the opening of “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”?

4. At what time does K. arrive at his office when he is to show the Italian Businessman around the city in “In the Cathedral”?

5. Whose picture does K. show to Herr Huld’s maid when she asks about his lover in “His Uncle – Leni”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the character of Dr. Huld described in “His Uncle – Leni”?

2. What element of symbolism in The Trial connects K. to the theme of “Original Sin”?

3. How would you characterize the relationship between Block and Dr. Huld in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?

4. In what ways does K. demonstrate the theme of the individual versus society in The Trial?

5. How is the character of Leni described in “His Uncle – Leni”?

6. What is K. supposed to do with the butcher knife in “The End”? What does he do instead?

7. What does the character of Titorelli represent symbolically in The Trial?

8. How does the parable from “In the Cathedral” relate to the story as a whole?

9. How is the character of Titorelli described in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”?

10. How does the author employ the use of shadows and ambiguity in the novel? What does this represent?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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