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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter VI, "The Robinson Affair".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Green discusses with the group during dinner at the Pollunder house?
(a) His dislike of Karl's table manners and general knowledge of American etiquette.
(b) How inconvenient it is to have had to come all the way out to the country.
(c) His opinion that Jakob wastes a great deal of money on Karl.
(d) How surprising it is that Jakob allowed Karl to visit.

2. What does the head cook compliment Karl on?
(a) His discretion.
(b) His manners.
(c) His English.
(d) His physique.

3. Why is Karl so useful to Therese when she is running errands in the city?
(a) He can protect her from the advances of men in the city.
(b) He is more confident in dealing with the businesses they enter.
(c) He is able to carry much heavier loads than she can.
(d) He has a much better sense of direction than Therese does.

4. How does Delamarche wake Karl in the morning?
(a) He tickles Karl under the arm.
(b) He tips Karl's chair backward.
(c) He drops the lid of Karl's trunk.
(d) He whispers in Karl's ear.

5. What do Delamarche and Robinson criticize about Jakob's company?
(a) Its price gouging.
(b) Its bribery of officials.
(c) Its labor practices.
(d) Its environmental impact.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he is in the office talking with the head waiter and the head porter, what does Karl believe is the cause of most of their accusations against him?

2. What does Karl decide is the way to satisfy Brunelda and Delamarche?

3. What do Robinson and Karl tear the apartment apart looking for during Brunelda's bath?

4. From context clues, what can logically be inferred about what Brunelda's neighbor is studying?

5. What kind of business does Jakob own?

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