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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. What surprises Delamarche and Robinson about Karl's time in New York?
(a) He learned very little English.
(b) He did not meet any native New Yorkers.
(c) He saw almost nothing of the city.
(d) He did not find himself a girlfriend.

2. What does Karl first notice about Klara when he sees her in the light?
(a) The bruise on her cheek.
(b) The redness of her lips.
(c) How large the pupils of her eyes are.
(d) The lace at the throat of her dress.

3. When Karl calls Klara a "wild cat," what technique is being used?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Simile.
(c) Personification.
(d) Metaphor.

4. What is the name of Karl's riding companion?
(a) Otto.
(b) Kurt.
(c) Mak.
(d) Josef.

5. During the dinner with Pollunder and Green, what is their treatment of Karl compared to?
(a) The way a prince is treated.
(b) The way a sweetheart is treated.
(c) The way a child is treated.
(d) The way a dog is treated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Karl uncomfortable about the building his uncle lives in?

2. How long is Karl at the Occidental Hotel before he hears that Delamarche has been asking about him?

3. After dinner, what does Karl realize he finds incomprehensible?

4. Before Karl will enter the stoker's room, what information does he ask the stoker for?

5. What do Delamarche and Robinson both say their profession is?

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