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

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) He cannot find his money.
(b) It is overwhelmingly crowded.
(c) It is a large hotel with a confusing layout.
(d) He is mistaken for waitstaff.

2. What gossip starts to go around the Occidental about Rennel?
(a) He is about to be promoted to the hotel waitstaff.
(b) He is engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a guest.
(c) He is pilfering small items from guests' rooms.
(d) He is really the son of the hotel's owner.

3. Why does Karl expect Robinson to be rougher looking than Delamarche?
(a) Because Robinson is Irish, while Delamarche is French.
(b) Because of the way Robinson speaks to him.
(c) Because of the remarks the innkeeper makes about Robinson.
(d) Because Delamarche is clearly afraid of Robinson.

4. What information do Karl's first remarks to Delamarche and Robinson unintentionally give away?
(a) He is naive and may have resources they can take advantage of.
(b) He is sociable and genuinely interested in other people.
(c) He is a recent German immigrant with few prospects in life.
(d) He is polite and easy-going and will be no trouble to share a room with.

5. What does Karl leave behind in the porter's lodge?
(a) His umbrella.
(b) His suit jacket.
(c) His hat.
(d) His overcoat.

6. What does Robinson say prevented him and Delamarche from finding work after Karl left them outside the Occidental Hotel?
(a) Robinson was drinking a great deal.
(b) Delamarche was not really interested in working.
(c) Delamarche has a criminal record.
(d) Robinson began to feel very ill.

7. What does the policeman's repetition of Karl's name make Karl think is true?
(a) The policeman is not very quick-witted.
(b) The policeman is prejudiced against Germans.
(c) The hotel is trying to have him traced.
(d) The policeman suspects him of something.

8. What is the likely intended purpose of the scene with the coffeepot during the morning at the inn?
(a) It foreshadows Robinson and Delamarche's thievery.
(b) It contributes to the inn's eerie atmosphere.
(c) It reveals Karl's innocence and vulnerability.
(d) It is a comical portrayal of life in America.

9. What does the head cook compliment Karl on?
(a) His English.
(b) His physique.
(c) His manners.
(d) His discretion.

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

11. What element of the attic room's decor does Karl spend time looking at closely?
(a) The desk.
(b) The piano.
(c) The linens.
(d) The photographs.

12. 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 give Karl the day off to explore the city.
(c) She offers to have another lift boy train him.
(d) She offers to let him continue staying in her apartment.

13. What does Therese try to make Karl promise her?
(a) That he will not leave the Occidental without her.
(b) That he will ask the head waiter about a promotion.
(c) That he will not speak to Delamarche again.
(d) That he will study harder for the business correspondence course.

14. What does it mean that the head waiter has a "choleric" temperament?
(a) He is cold and cynical.
(b) He processes information slowly.
(c) He is easily confused.
(d) He has a hot temper.

15. What prevents Karl from escaping when he is sent inside to prepare Brunelda's bed for the night?
(a) Robinson is asleep in front of the door.
(b) Karl does not know how to get out of the building.
(c) The apartment door is locked.
(d) Delamarche goes inside and keep watch.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What disappoints Karl about his new job?

3. When Delamarche appears on the street to find out what is happening with the hired car, what is he wearing?

4. 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?

5. How long is Karl away from his lift when he is taking Robinson to the dormitory?

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