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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. After dinner, what does Karl realize he finds incomprehensible?
(a) Social expectations in his new country.
(b) Pollunder's lack of supervision of Klara's activities.
(c) The attitude the Pollunders are now taking toward Green.
(d) The exact nature of his uncle's business.

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

3. How does Karl feel when he realizes that the stoker could probably physically overpower everyone in the office?
(a) Angry.
(b) Comforted.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Amused.

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

5. What does Karl ask Pollunder about on the drive out to the country?
(a) The business.
(b) His uncle.
(c) Klara.
(d) American customs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the stoker's chief complaints about Schubal?

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

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

4. Which word best characterizes the stoker's explanation to the captain of his grievances against Schubal?

5. What does Karl first notice about Klara when he sees her in the light?

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