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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the trio stop for lunch, whose father does Karl hear gossip about?
(a) Klara's.
(b) Jakob's.
(c) Green's.
(d) Mack's.

2. How did one of Brunelda's former servants lose his front tooth?
(a) Brunelda threw a hot water bottle at him.
(b) He tripped over Brunelda's little dog.
(c) Brunelda's ex-husband shoved him into a wall.
(d) Delamarche punched him in the face.

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?
(a) Their attitude about the food he has brought back.
(b) They have rifled through his trunk.
(c) They have moved to another location without telling him.
(d) Their request to hold onto his money for him.

4. 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 let him continue staying in her apartment.
(d) She offers to have another lift boy train him.

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

6. What is the primary focus of the text's description of the scenery that Karl and his companions first travel through during their walk?
(a) Angry, impatient people.
(b) Poverty and pollution.
(c) Vehicles in motion.
(d) Color, smells, and sound.

7. What book does Karl's trunk contain?
(a) The Bible.
(b) A photo album from his childhood.
(c) Karl's journal.
(d) A volume of Rilke's poems.

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

9. When Karl realizes that he is going to be fired despite two months of exemplary work, what does he realize is true about life?
(a) It is just when you become sure of yourself that your attention slips and disaster occurs.
(b) It is impossible to be perfect forever, regardless of how hard you are willing to try.
(c) Outside forces beyond our control are often more powerful than our good intentions.
(d) When you make a mistake, people often fail to consider the merit you have shown in the past.

10. Who is the woman that eventually helps Karl get something to eat?
(a) A waitress.
(b) The head cook.
(c) The desk clerk.
(d) A hotel guest.

11. How long is Karl away from his lift when he is taking Robinson to the dormitory?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 8 minutes.
(c) 11 minutes.
(d) 2 minutes.

12. What is Karl eating at the end of Chapter V, "At the Occidental Hotel"?
(a) Cheese.
(b) An apple.
(c) A banana.
(d) Salami.

13. Why is Karl's uniform wet when he first tries it on?
(a) From the broken dryer in the hotel laundry.
(b) From the plumbing leak it was used to stop.
(c) From the sweat of its previous wearer.
(d) From the coffee the tailor spilled.

14. What does the word "Occidental" mean?
(a) Containing sharp ridges.
(b) Having to do with the West.
(c) An irregular, eight-sided shape.
(d) Of foreign origin, exotic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What disappoints Karl about his new job?

2. What does Karl leave behind in the porter's lodge?

3. From context clues, what can logically be inferred about what Brunelda's neighbor is studying?

4. What does Robinson tell Karl that Brunelda is talented at?

5. If the plan to find jobs in Butterford does not work out, what does Robinson suggest they will need to do?

(see the answer keys)

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