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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. K.’s Uncle Karl is said to be what area when his character is introduced in “His Uncle – Leni”?
2. Titorelli tells K. in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter” that if it weren’t for what, he’d have left this studio long ago?
3. What term refers to short, allegorical stories designed to illustrate a truth or moral lesson?
4. When K. sees a woman who appears to be Fräulein Bürstner in “The End,” he takes “the direction the woman in front of them was taking, not because he wanted to catch up with her, not because he wanted to see her for as long as possible, but solely so as not to forget” what?
5. Who is the man who is sitting in the corner of Herr Huld’s room in “His Uncle – Leni”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Block tell K. about his impressions on the defendants in the Court Offices in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?
2. How is K. first introduced to Herr Block in “Block, the Corn Merchant – The Dismissal of the Lawyer”?
3. How is the weather described in the opening of “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”? Where is K. located in the beginning of the chapter?
4. In what ways does K. demonstrate the theme of the individual versus society in The Trial?
5. What element of symbolism in The Trial connects K. to the theme of “Original Sin”?
6. How can K.’s character be seen as a reflection of Adam from the Bible in The Trial?
7. In what way is K.’s character similar to Job from the Old Testament?
8. How are the women in the novel similar to Gatekeepers?
9. How is the character of Leni described in “His Uncle – Leni”?
10. Who does K. meet with in his office in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”? What does this character give to K.?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the character of the Examining Magistrate in “The First Hearing.” What is this character’s power within the courtroom? How does the Examining Magistrate greet K.? What does this character represent symbolically in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the existentialist, absurdist, surrealist, and experimental modernist movements of literature. How do critics and scholars define the style of Kafka’s works? What different genres comprise Kafka’s body of works? What elements of these literary styles can be seen in The Trial?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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