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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When Karl first looks up at the balcony after he arrives, what does he notice about Delamarche?
(a) Delamarche is looking at him through opera glasses.
(b) Delamarche is fanning himself with a tiny fan.
(c) Delamarche is holding a red parasol.
(d) Delamarche is eating a large salami.
2. Where does the head cook have Karl's luggage sent?
(a) To a nearby boardinghouse.
(b) To Karl's uncle's apartment.
(c) To the porter's lodge.
(d) To Brunelda's house.
3. What does Karl decide is the way to satisfy Brunelda and Delamarche?
(a) Anticipating their needs before they ask for something.
(b) Pretending not to notice how often they change their minds.
(c) Bringing them great quantities of food.
(d) Being as polite and quiet as possible.
4. What first prompted Delamarche to think of getting Karl to come work as Brunelda's servant?
(a) He found the photograph that he stole from Karl.
(b) Robinson threatened to quit if he did not get some help.
(c) The apartment was getting too dirty.
(d) Rennel suggested it and explained how to get Karl fired.
5. Besides the possible pay and the difficulty of getting other work, what reason does Robinson give for why Karl should accept the job?
(a) It will please Delamarche and improve his mood.
(b) Karl will get to be near Brunelda all the time.
(c) The food and drink supplied by the landlady are wonderful.
(d) Delamarche will protect Karl from the police.
6. If the plan to find jobs in Butterford does not work out, what does Robinson suggest they will need to do?
(a) Go to California and pan for gold.
(b) Go to Boston and find work on a fishing boat.
(c) Go to Chicago and work in a slaughterhouse.
(d) Go back to New York and work for Jakob.
7. What element of the attic room's decor does Karl spend time looking at closely?
(a) The photographs.
(b) The linens.
(c) The desk.
(d) The piano.
8. What does it mean that the head waiter has a "choleric" temperament?
(a) He is cold and cynical.
(b) He is easily confused.
(c) He processes information slowly.
(d) He has a hot temper.
9. What do Delamarche and Robinson both say their profession is?
(a) Truck driver.
(b) Dockworker.
(c) Construction worker.
(d) Locksmith.
10. What does the head cook compliment Karl on?
(a) His manners.
(b) His discretion.
(c) His physique.
(d) His English.
11. After whom is the fictional town of Ramses named?
(a) An Arabic mathematician.
(b) A German prince.
(c) An Egyptian pharaoh.
(d) A Dutch pirate.
12. When asked by the head cook, what age does Karl claim to be?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.
13. What feature of his mother's face does Karl focus on in the photograph of her and his father?
(a) Her sharp eyes.
(b) Her furrowed brow.
(c) Her forced smile.
(d) Her clenched fist.
14. What does Karl do on his weekly day off?
(a) Goes into the city and looks for other work.
(b) Spends time with Therese and the head cook.
(c) Plays cards with the other lift boys.
(d) Practices his English with Rennel.
15. How long is Karl away from his lift when he is taking Robinson to the dormitory?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 2 minutes.
(c) 8 minutes.
(d) 11 minutes.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long is Karl at the Occidental Hotel before he hears that Delamarche has been asking about him?
2. To whom does the head waiter place a phone call after he fires Karl?
3. What job did Therese perform so well that she caught the head cook's attention and was offered the job of secretary?
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 Delamarche appears on the street to find out what is happening with the hired car, what is he wearing?
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