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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. Of K., the narrator says in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter,” “For once the court was going to find itself confronted by a defendant who knew how to” what?

2. What are K.’s final words in “The End”?

3. What physical defect does Herr Huld’s maid demonstrate for K. in “His Uncle – Leni”?

4. What word from “In the Cathedral” refers to an ornamental rail with supports?

5. Titorelli tells K. in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter” that the painting in his apartment is of Justice combined with whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does K. meet inside the cathedral in “In the Cathedral”? What does this character relate to K.?

2. What is K.’s duty with the Italian Businessman in “In the Cathedral”? What does the Italian represent symbolically to K.?

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

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

5. Who does K. meet with in his office in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”? What does this character give to K.?

6. In what way is K.’s character similar to Job from the Old Testament?

7. How is the lighting inside the cathedral described in “In the Cathedral”? What does this represent?

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

9. How is the character of Block described in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”? What was his position prior to his trial?

10. What is K. contemplating in the opening of “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define “narrative point of view” in literature and identify the narrative style in The Trial. Is the narrative of the story related from a first, second or third person narrator? Is the story told in present or past tense? What effects do these choices have on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the characters of Uncle Karl and Erna in the narrative. What relationship did K. have with his uncle growing up? What does K.’s uncle learn from Erna regarding K.’s trial? How does Uncle Karl feel about K.’s trial?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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