View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is Karl at the Occidental Hotel before he hears that Delamarche has been asking about him?
(a) A month.
(b) A week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two months.

2. What does the head cook promise to bring Karl on the day following his firing?
(a) A clean new suit.
(b) The business correspondence manual.
(c) The address of another hotel he can work at.
(d) The money he has left in her safe.

3. When Robinson appears at the hotel, what does Karl see sticking out of Robinson's pocket?
(a) A letter.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A knife.
(d) A brandy bottle.

4. What surprises Delamarche and Robinson about Karl's time in New York?
(a) He learned very little English.
(b) He did not find himself a girlfriend.
(c) He saw almost nothing of the city.
(d) He did not meet any native New Yorkers.

5. To whom does the head waiter place a phone call after he fires Karl?
(a) Hotel security.
(b) A cab company.
(c) The head cook.
(d) The hotel manager.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the policeman's repetition of Karl's name make Karl think is true?

2. What makes it so difficult for Karl to get a meal for himself and his companions at the Occidental Hotel?

3. What does Therese try to make Karl promise her?

4. Regardless of which dress she has on, what other item of clothing does Brunelda usually wear?

5. What does the word "Occidental" mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Delamarche and Brunelda's relationship with their neighbors.

2. What is ironic about Karl's actions with his trunk during the night he spends in the inn after leaving Pollunder's house?

3. Describe Robinson's appearance at the Occidental Hotel in Chapter VI, "The Robinson Affair."

4. Why does Karl have a hard time sleeping when he is living at the Occidental Hotel?

5. What grudge does the head porter have against Karl, and how does it underscore the ridiculous labor conditions in the hotel?

6. What do Karl's actions while he is fetching and serving breakfast demonstrate about his character?

7. What does Karl learn from Robinson about Brunelda's marriage?

8. How do Delamarche and Robinson persuade Karl to accompany them in the morning?

9. How does the head cook try to soften the blow of Karl's dismissal?

10. What convinces Karl to stay at Brunelda's apartment even after Delamarche assaults him?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,127 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample