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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. What are Barnabas' parents doing when K. arrives at the house?
2. What does K. do when he sees Frieda?
3. What does Erlanger ask from K.?
4. How was Amalia's father punished for her disobedience?
5. Who does K. discover has connections at the Castle?
Short Essay Questions
1. At what event does Amalia's family's disgrace begin?
2. Where do Jeremias and Frieda go to work after K. leaves?
3. How does K. respond to what Barnabas tells him about the Castle?
4. What did Olga do to try to remove her family's disgrace?
5. What did Sortini do when Amalia's family approached him?
6. What does Amalia accuse K. of using Barnabas for?
7. What does Buergel say might happen at a meeting in the middle of the night?
8. How long does K. need to wait to see Erlanger?
9. What does Barnabas say about Klamm's appearance?
10. Why does K. stay in the corridor after his meeting with Erlanger?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the setting of the novel.
1) Discuss the Castle as part of the setting of the novel. Why does the reader never visit the inside of the Castle? How does the reader learn about the Castle? What does the appearance and structure of the Castle say about it and about the village?
2) How does the setting of the village influence the novel?
3) Why do the inns become a major part of the novel's setting? What is the importance of the two inns in the novel?
4) What significance does the schoolhouse have as a setting?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the town's acceptance of K. as a stranger.
1) How do the people in the town feel about strangers and outsiders? What is the culture's attitude toward outsiders?
2) In what ways does K. become accepted in the town? What role does his relationship with the Castle play in his acceptance? What role does his engagement to Frieda play in his acceptance?
3) In what ways does K. remain an outsider in the town? Is K. responsible for remaining an outsider, and to what extent?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss insults in the novel.
1) Amalia perceives the letter she receives as an insult. Why does she have this perception? How does she respond to it? Could it be interpreted in any other way? Would the rest of the culture see the letter as an insult?
2) Amalia insults both the official and the secretary when she tears up the letter and throws it at the secretary. How do their feelings of being insulted compare to Amalia's? What are the consequences of both insults?
3) In what other situations do characters feel insulted? What are the causes and results of insults, and what role does this play in the culture of the village?
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