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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XIX: Petitioning and Chapter XX: Olga's Plans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would happen to Amalia's father when he went into the Castle?
(a) He would see a clerk or guard, but get no results.
(b) He would see an official, but get no results.
(c) He would be unable to see anyone, even a clerk.
(d) He would get sent back out.

2. Who does K. discover has connections at the Castle?
(a) The teacher he talked to on the road.
(b) The assistants he has sent away.
(c) The woman K. saw nursing soon after his arrival in town.
(d) The landlady of the inn he stayed at.

3. At the end of Chapter VIII, where is K.?
(a) Alone in the courtyard.
(b) At his room in the inn.
(c) At the door to Klamm's room.
(d) At the steps of the Castle.

4. What did Frieda's mother warn her about K.?
(a) That K. was lazy and stubborn.
(b) That K. was violent and abusive.
(c) That K. was drunken and sullen.
(d) That K. was manipulative and ambitious.

5. How does the teacher characterize the chairman in the conversation?
(a) Bumbling and incompetent.
(b) Kind, helpful, and generous.
(c) Empty-headed and ignorant.
(d) Mean, bullying, and power-hungry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Klamm try to find on the wall in the taproom?

2. What does Frieda say that K. wants from Hans' family?

3. What crime had the Castle formally charged the family with?

4. Why does Hans think his father might be sympathetic toward K.?

5. What is K.'s first reaction to the job offer?

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