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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the landlady say that Frieda never received gifts from Klamm?

2. What does K. want to do about his assistants?

3. What is Frieda's relationship with Klamm?

4. What is the weather like at the beginning of Chapter X?

5. Who does K. say is the only person with authority to fire him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is K.'s attitude toward the gentleman in Chapter IX?

2. What use does Frieda think the position offered to K. might serve?

3. What does K. call Artur and Jeremias and why?

4. How does K. feel at the end of Chapter VIII?

5. How does K. feel when he goes to see the village chairman?

6. What does K. do to get fuel for a fire?

7. How does the Castle react to inquiries about K. when he first arrives?

8. What is the landlady's relationship to Klamm?

9. How does K. feel in the village?

10. What does Klamm write about K.'s assistants, and how does this compare to the reality of K.'s assistants' roles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the unspoken and unwritten rules in the novel.

1) What are the rules of behavior in the village? How do the people in the village know those rules?

2) What are the rules of behavior for secretaries in the Castle? How do the Castle employees know those rules?

3) What does K. think of unspoken and unwritten rules? What is the result of his attitude?

Essay Topic 2

Prestige is an important element of culture in the village surrounding the Castle. Discuss the role of prestige in the novel.

1) What increases or decreases prestige in the novel?

2) Which characters value prestige and which do not?

3) What role does prestige play in the material position of the characters? Do the characters benefit by prestige?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss love in the novel.

1) Does K. love Frieda? How do you know? What is K.'s attitude toward love?

2) Does Frieda love K.? How do you know? What is Frieda's attitude toward love?

3) Do the characters in the novel love Klamm? How is their love for Klamm expressed, and how is it different from their love for each other? What does the landlady of the Bridge Inn's feelings for Klamm say about love?

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