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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the text's descriptions of New York and its suburbs most emphasize?
(a) The juxtaposition of rich and poor.
(b) Steel, concrete, and glass.
(c) Noise, crowds, and speed.
(d) The juxtaposition of people and machinery.

2. How does Schubal say he found out that the stoker was in the office complaining about him?
(a) The attendant came to fetch him.
(b) A passenger called "Butterbaum" told him.
(c) He was passing by the office and heard the stoker yelling.
(d) One of the women from the kitchen told him.

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

4. At what time of day do Karl's English lessons occur?
(a) 4:00 p.m.
(b) 10:00 a.m.
(c) 7:00 a.m.
(d) 8:00 p.m.

5. What does Jakob insist that Karl be home in the morning in time to do?
(a) Attend his etiquette lesson.
(b) Attend his riding lesson.
(c) Attend his music lesson.
(d) Attend his English lesson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main source of lighting at the Pollunder home?

2. What is the first thing Green discusses with the group during dinner at the Pollunder house?

3. How did Jakob find out about why Karl was sent to the United States?

4. Although Karl thinks that Jakob indulges him generously, what does the narrative imply is true about Jakob's behavior toward Karl?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the letter from Jakob to Karl say?

2. Describe Karl's first vision of the Statue of Liberty.

3. What is so fascinating to Karl about the desk in his room?

4. What mixed messages does Karl get from Jakob about the visit to Pollunder's country home?

5. What analogy does Jakob draw between Karl and a newborn baby?

6. How does Green's intervention keep Karl from getting back to New York on the same night he left?

7. How does Karl spend his time during his first weeks in New York?

8. Why is Karl so exhausted when the story opens?

9. What conclusions has Karl already come to about America when the second chapter opens, and why?

10. In what way is Karl's experience in the Pollunder house similar to his experience onboard the ship?

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