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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter II, "The Uncle," and Chapter III, "A Country House Outside New York".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the most accurate description of the stoker's room?
(a) Dirty and disorganized.
(b) Smelly and loud.
(c) Cold and damp.
(d) Cramped and poorly lit.

2. When Karl is wandering through the vast Pollunder house, what is he reminded of?
(a) The many floors of offices in his uncle's building.
(b) The cozy warmth of his parents' home in Germany.
(c) Families on the east side of the city who live crowded together in one room.
(d) The sprawling interior of the ship he traveled to America on.

3. What does the stoker suggest that Karl should do with his life?
(a) Join a trade union.
(b) Go back to Europe.
(c) Find work out West.
(d) Go to college.

4. Why does Pollunder drive down mostly side streets once they reach the suburbs?
(a) The main road is blocked by striking workers.
(b) He is looking for an address.
(c) He wants Karl to see more of the area.
(d) The police have set up checkpoints on the main road.

5. What item from his trunk does Karl think of giving to the stoker?
(a) A piece of salami.
(b) A cat's eye marble.
(c) A 10 Pfennig coin.
(d) A pair of woolen socks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Klara say she would like Karl to do for her?

2. What title does Karl's uncle Jakob hold?

3. What does the civilian man with the bamboo stick keep looking at and then looking at Karl?

4. In the office, to whom does Karl show his passport?

5. What do the text's descriptions of New York and its suburbs most emphasize?

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