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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. How does Schubal say he found out that the stoker was in the office complaining about him?
(a) The attendant came to fetch him.
(b) He was passing by the office and heard the stoker yelling.
(c) A passenger called "Butterbaum" told him.
(d) One of the women from the kitchen told him.

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

3. By the time dinner is over, how does Karl feel about Klara?
(a) He thinks she is beautiful, but he has no interest in her.
(b) He thinks she is being taken advantage of by the men in her life.
(c) He thinks she is more cunning and capable than she pretends.
(d) He thinks she has good manners but a bad heart.

4. Although Karl thinks that Jakob indulges him generously, what does the narrative imply is true about Jakob's behavior toward Karl?
(a) Jakob is stern with Karl because he sees Karl's potential.
(b) Jakob is using Karl to heal the rift between himself and Karl's mother.
(c) Jakob intends to make Karl a partner in his buisness.
(d) Jakob is needlessly distant and controlling toward Karl.

5. What are the "gilded caryatids" on the door outside the office (10)?
(a) Sculptures of women covered in gold.
(b) Ornamental flowers carved into the wood.
(c) Decorative rivets made of solid gold.
(d) Narrow columns that hold up the lintel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Karl's trunk contain?

2. What does Jakob insist that Karl be home in the morning in time to do?

3. 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)?

4. What is the primary focus of the text's description of the scenery that Karl and his companions first travel through during their walk?

5. How many offices does Jakob keep in the building he lives in?

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