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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Fragments: "Brunelda's Departure," "At a street corner Karl saw..." and "They traveled for two days...".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Karl and Klara get into a fight about after dinner?
(a) Klara insults Karl's ability to speak and understand English.
(b) Karl does not want to go into Klara's bedroom.
(c) Karl wants to stop to see his bedroom.
(d) Karl makes an insulting remark about the renovations of the house.

2. On the night that Robinson comes to the hotel, where is Rennel?
(a) In a bar in Ramses.
(b) Working at his lift.
(c) With Delamarche.
(d) In the dormitory.

3. What kind offer of the head cook's does Karl turn down on his first morning at the hotel?
(a) She offers to make sure he is paid more than the other lift boys.
(b) She offers to let him continue staying in her apartment.
(c) She offers to give Karl the day off to explore the city.
(d) She offers to have another lift boy train him.

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

5. What geographic error is introduced when the three men turn to look back at New York City?
(a) They are facing West when they see New York.
(b) The Statue of Liberty is in the wrong location.
(c) Manhattan is on the mainland.
(d) There is a bridge connecting New York and Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Karl calls Klara a "wild cat," what technique is being used?

2. When Karl returns to his uncle's office after gathering his things for the visit, what causes him to think his uncle is angry?

3. 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?

4. When Robinson appears at the Occidental Hotel, what does he tell Karl he buys almost every day?

5. When he is in the office talking with the head waiter and the head porter, what does Karl believe is the cause of most of their accusations against him?

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