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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter IV, "The March to Ramses," and Chapter V, "At the Occidental Hotel".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the stoker's job?
(a) He makes sure the ship is on course.
(b) He tends the fire that powers the ship.
(c) He assists the head chef.
(d) He carries passenger luggage.

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

3. What is the attitude Green takes toward Klara that so offends Karl?
(a) He dismisses her opinions because of her sex.
(b) He flatters her and is flirtatious.
(c) He seems to barely realize Klara is in the room.
(d) He fawns on her because Pollunder is his boss.

4. What compliment does Karl offer Therese about her job?
(a) She is good at waking people up.
(b) She is good at typing.
(c) She is good at running errands.
(d) She is good at predicting the cook's moods.

5. What title does Karl's uncle Jakob hold?
(a) He is a United States Congressman.
(b) He is a state senator.
(c) He is an earl.
(d) He is a baron.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Karl feel when he realizes that the stoker could probably physically overpower everyone in the office?

2. How did Jakob find out about why Karl was sent to the United States?

3. What does Jakob ask Karl if he has cancelled in preparation for his visit to Pollunder's?

4. When Karl imagines that his visit to the Pollunders might become "the turning point in his relationship with his uncle," what techniques are being used (57)?

5. What has the servant woman named the child that she alleges Karl fathered?

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