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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. How many siblings does Barnabas have?

2. When does K. say he wants to see Klamm?

3. What does the landlady say about Barnabas' family?

4. What does K. worry about regarding Frieda?

5. At the end of Chapter VIII, where is K.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Klamm look like?

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

3. What reason does the teacher give that the chairman wants to help K.?

4. How does the chairman's wife act during K.'s visit?

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

6. How does the chairman characterize the Castle's bureaucracy?

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

8. What does K. praise Frieda for?

9. What message does K. send through Barnabas to Klamm?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Obedience is an important aspect of the characters' lives in the village. Discuss the role of obedience in the novel.

1) To whom are the characters in the novel obedient or disobedient?

2) What happens to characters who disobey authority in the novel? For what reasons do the characters disobey authority?

3) Why does the culture in the story value obedience?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of women in THE CASTLE.

1) What role does Amalia play in the novel? What is her role as a woman in the village's culture? How does she defy that role, and what are the consequences?

2) What role does Frieda play in the novel? Does she use her gender to gain a social advantage? How does the culture promote that behavior?

3) What role does the landlady play in the novel? What does her position say about the role of women in the society?

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