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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the stoker's job?
(a) He makes sure the ship is on course.
(b) He carries passenger luggage.
(c) He assists the head chef.
(d) He tends the fire that powers the ship.

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

3. Why are Karl and Jakob confused when Pollunder shows up to take Karl home with him?
(a) Karl already told Pollunder that he did not have time for the visit.
(b) No date for the visit was ever discussed.
(c) Jakob clearly refused permission for the visit.
(d) In his invitation, Pollunder mentioned a visit over the holidays.

4. What is the first thing Green discusses with the group during dinner at the Pollunder house?
(a) His dislike of Karl's table manners and general knowledge of American etiquette.
(b) How inconvenient it is to have had to come all the way out to the country.
(c) How surprising it is that Jakob allowed Karl to visit.
(d) His opinion that Jakob wastes a great deal of money on Karl.

5. What happens as Karl steps out onto the stairs leading into the smaller boat that will take him to shore?
(a) He shouts with joy.
(b) He stumbles and almost falls.
(c) He sees a drowned rat.
(d) He bursts into tears.

6. Which word best characterizes the stoker's explanation to the captain of his grievances against Schubal?
(a) Respectful.
(b) Rambling.
(c) Startling.
(d) Precise.

7. What item from his trunk does Karl think of giving to the stoker?
(a) A pair of woolen socks.
(b) A piece of salami.
(c) A cat's eye marble.
(d) A 10 Pfennig coin.

8. By the time dinner is over, how does Karl feel about Klara?
(a) He thinks she is beautiful, but he has no interest in her.
(b) He thinks she has good manners but a bad heart.
(c) He thinks she is being taken advantage of by the men in her life.
(d) He thinks she is more cunning and capable than she pretends.

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

10. What sign does Karl notice that causes him to feel he needs to intervene in the stoker's explanation?
(a) The men in the office are growing restless.
(b) The stoker is becoming too upset to continue speaking.
(c) The captain's face is starting to look angry.
(d) The attendant has gone out to fetch someone.

11. What does the stoker suggest that Karl should do with his life?
(a) Find work out West.
(b) Go to college.
(c) Go back to Europe.
(d) Join a trade union.

12. What does Klara say she would like Karl to do for her?
(a) Play some music.
(b) Teach her German.
(c) Pass a message to Jakob.
(d) Teach her jujitsu.

13. What argument does Pollunder give to persuade Jakob to let Karl come for a visit?
(a) His daughter is looking forward to the visit.
(b) Karl will have a chance to learn more about the business.
(c) His cook has already prepared dinner for a guest.
(d) Karl will have an opportunity to practice his English.

14. Besides the letter and his trunk, what else does Pollunder give Karl?
(a) A business card.
(b) A cap.
(c) Money.
(d) A pen.

15. What is the attitude Green takes toward Klara that so offends Karl?
(a) He flatters her and is flirtatious.
(b) He dismisses her opinions because of her sex.
(c) He fawns on her because Pollunder is his boss.
(d) He seems to barely realize Klara is in the room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Karl feel better about the early hour at which he has to get up for his riding lessons?

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. What do Karl and Klara get into a fight about after dinner?

4. What is the name of Karl's riding companion?

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

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