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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Fragments: "Brunelda's Departure," "At a street corner Karl saw..." and "They traveled for two days...".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Karl do on his weekly day off?
(a) Spends time with Therese and the head cook.
(b) Practices his English with Rennel.
(c) Plays cards with the other lift boys.
(d) Goes into the city and looks for other work.

2. Where is Therese originally from?
(a) Boston.
(b) Paris.
(c) Pomerania.
(d) Prague.

3. Before Karl will enter the stoker's room, what information does he ask the stoker for?
(a) His occupation.
(b) His name.
(c) His nationality.
(d) His religion.

4. What element of the engineering office is familiar from earlier episodes in Karl's story?
(a) Paired authority figures looking at a ledger.
(b) People bustling everywhere, refusing to answer questions.
(c) A German military trunk and traveler's cap.
(d) A vast, maze-like interior.

5. When Karl first looks up at the balcony after he arrives, what does he notice about Delamarche?
(a) Delamarche is holding a red parasol.
(b) Delamarche is looking at him through opera glasses.
(c) Delamarche is eating a large salami.
(d) Delamarche is fanning himself with a tiny fan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Karl bring Brunelda down the stairs?

2. What characteristic of the theater and of Oklahama itself does Karl's female friend repeatedly stress?

3. When Karl returns to his uncle's office after gathering his things for the visit, what causes him to think his uncle is angry?

4. During the dinner with Pollunder and Green, what is their treatment of Karl compared to?

5. Why is Karl so useful to Therese when she is running errands in the city?

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