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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the landlady meet her husband?
(a) He came to stay at her father's inn.
(b) He bought flowers from her every day in her flower shop.
(c) He consoled her after Klamm stopped calling on her.
(d) He was a messenger between her and Klamm.

2. What does the landlady say about Barnabas' family?
(a) They have a bad reputation.
(b) They are snobs.
(c) They won't talk to Frieda.
(d) They are unfriendly.

3. Where does K. say he could stay, if Frieda's mother kicked him out?
(a) At the Gentleman's Inn.
(b) With Barnabas.
(c) With Artur.
(d) At the Castle.

4. What does the landlady say about the landlord?
(a) He supports the landlady in everything she asks for.
(b) He resents the landlady and goes against whatever she wants.
(c) He is jealous of K.
(d) He is secretly employed by Klamm and does what the official wants.

5. When K. leaves with Barnabas, where do they end up?
(a) At the Castle.
(b) At another inn.
(c) At Barnabas' house.
(d) At the churchyard.

6. Does Frieda agree with what K. wants to do about the assistants?
(a) No, she wants to keep the assistants near them constantly.
(b) Yes, though she is more tolerant of the assistants than K. is.
(c) Yes, she is even more critical of the assistants than K. is.
(d) No, but she wants more time away from teh assistants.

7. What does K. tell Frieda's mother he wants to see Klamm for?
(a) K. wants to challenge Klamm to a duel over Frieda's affections.
(b) K. wants Klamm's permission to go to the Castle.
(c) K. wants to make sure Klamm has no hard feelings about K. marrying Frieda.
(d) K. wants to know when the Count will come see him.

8. What is the weather like at the beginning of Chapter X?
(a) Overcast but still.
(b) Windy but clear.
(c) Sunny and warm.
(d) Bad.

9. How does K. feel when he leaves the meeting with the chairman?
(a) Mournful.
(b) Happy.
(c) Unsatisfied.
(d) Nervous.

10. How does the landlady say she feels about K. staying at the inn?
(a) She says that she wants K. to stay but doesn't want to see or hear him.
(b) She says she is in love with K. and wants him to stay.
(c) She says she is happy that K. is staying there.
(d) She says that she wants K. to leave immediately.

11. How likely does Frieda's mother say it is for K. to see Klamm?
(a) Certain.
(b) Very likely.
(c) Impossible.
(d) Somewhat unlikely.

12. When K. lights a match, who does he startle?
(a) Pepi.
(b) Artur.
(c) Olga.
(d) Frieda.

13. What does K. want to do about his assistants?
(a) Find them new jobs.
(b) Send them to the Castle.
(c) Find them a separate place to live.
(d) Send them away.

14. Do the people in the house know about K.?
(a) Yes, they have heard talk about him.
(b) No, they have never heard anything about him.
(c) Yes, but they pretend not to know of him.
(d) No, they have only heard vague rumors of a stranger in town.

15. What does K. hope to ask Klamm for, when he meets with him?
(a) A job in the Castle.
(b) Favors.
(c) Frieda's hand in marriage.
(d) A permanent surveyor job.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does Barnabas have?

2. Who is the gentleman waiting for K. at the beginning of Chapter IX?

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

4. What position does the chairman offer to K.?

5. Who does the letter from K.'s director tell him to report to?

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