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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapter I, "The Stoker".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has the servant woman named the child that she alleges Karl fathered?
(a) Karl.
(b) Lisel.
(c) Jakob.
(d) Johanna.

2. What does the civilian man with the bamboo stick keep looking at and then looking at Karl?
(a) The captain's sword.
(b) The window.
(c) A notebook.
(d) A photograph.

3. Who is the author of Amerika?
(a) Günter Grass.
(b) Franz Kafka.
(c) Hermann Hesse.
(d) Thomas Mann.

4. What criticism of Schubal does the captain make?
(a) Schubal is rumored to favor Slovaks and Romanians.
(b) Schubal is becoming too independent.
(c) Schubal needs to learn to speak better German.
(d) Schubal is often missing from his station.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Karl when the narrative opens?

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

3. Which is the most accurate description of the stoker's room?

4. How does Schubal say he found out that the stoker was in the office complaining about him?

5. What question does the man with the bamboo stick ask Karl?

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