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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 makes it so difficult for Karl to get a meal for himself and his companions at the Occidental Hotel?
(a) It is overwhelmingly crowded.
(b) It is a large hotel with a confusing layout.
(c) He cannot find his money.
(d) He is mistaken for waitstaff.

2. When Karl returns to Delamarche and Robinson after getting food at the hotel, what causes him to decide to separate from them and sleep in the hotel?
(a) Their request to hold onto his money for him.
(b) They have moved to another location without telling him.
(c) Their attitude about the food he has brought back.
(d) They have rifled through his trunk.

3. What makes Karl uncomfortable about the building his uncle lives in?
(a) All of the large windows.
(b) The other tenants.
(c) The way sound echoes.
(d) It is made of steel.

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

5. Who is the woman that eventually helps Karl get something to eat?
(a) The desk clerk.
(b) A waitress.
(c) The head cook.
(d) A hotel guest.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What feature of his mother's face does Karl focus on in the photograph of her and his father?

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

4. What gossip starts to go around the Occidental about Rennel?

5. What disappoints Karl about his new job?

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