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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Thrasher.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is K.’s position at the bank where he works in the novel?
(a) Vice-President
(b) Chief Financial Officer
(c) Morning desk clerk
(d) President

2. What word from “The First Hearing” refers to a child’s apron or woman’s sleeveless garment worn over a dress?
(a) Pinafore
(b) Petticoat
(c) Pantaloon
(d) Doublet

3. Where does K. see Kaminer on his way to the courtroom in “The First Hearing”?
(a) At the library
(b) On a train
(c) At a café
(d) On a bus

4. When he goes to demonstrate what happened this morning for Fraülein Bürstner in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach,” K. notes that what was hanging by the window in her room at the time of the inquiry?
(a) A blouse
(b) A coat
(c) A hat
(d) A curtain

5. By what method of transportation does K. travel to work in the morning in “The Arrest”?
(a) By train
(b) By bus
(c) By bicycle
(d) By taxi

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the guards being thrashed in “The Thrasher” says that he and his partner had prospects of being promoted to what position before getting into trouble?

2. What character is described in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach” as a girl “who worked serving in a wine-bar during the night and well into the morning, and during the daytime only received visitors from her bed”?

3. Which of the subordinate bank employees in “The Arrest” is described as “stiff, swinging his arms” and apathetic?

4. When does the Examining Magistrate in the courtroom say K. should have been there when K. arrives in “The First Hearing”?

5. What is the name of Frau Grubach’s nephew?

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