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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter VI, "The Robinson Affair".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the large room that Karl sees over the balustrade?
(a) The foyer.
(b) An art gallery.
(c) A chapel.
(d) A ballroom.

2. When asked by the head cook, what age does Karl claim to be?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

3. Although Karl thinks that Jakob indulges him generously, what does the narrative imply is true about Jakob's behavior toward Karl?
(a) Jakob intends to make Karl a partner in his buisness.
(b) Jakob is needlessly distant and controlling toward Karl.
(c) Jakob is using Karl to heal the rift between himself and Karl's mother.
(d) Jakob is stern with Karl because he sees Karl's potential.

4. What does the head cook tell Karl that he does not "seem the type" for?
(a) Wandering around the country.
(b) Deserting his companions.
(c) Working at a menial job.
(d) Studying at a university.

5. What lie does Robinson tell the police officer?
(a) He says that Karl is his brother-in-law who is staying with him.
(b) He says that Karl was not fired from his job at the hotel.
(c) He says that Karl is a student who is boarding with Brunelda.
(d) He says that Karl never worked at the Occidental Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As he looks at the photograph of his parents, what decision does Karl reconsider?

3. What surprises Delamarche and Robinson about Karl's time in New York?

4. When Karl realizes that he is going to be fired despite two months of exemplary work, what does he realize is true about life?

5. When Karl first looks up at the balcony after he arrives, what does he notice about Delamarche?

(see the answer key)

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