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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many flats does the Usher say the student has been kicked out of in this building for sneaking into them to chase women in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 10

2. The guards at K.’s house tell him that his jacket for the meeting with the supervisor must be what color in the beginning of “The Arrest”?
(a) Black
(b) Blue
(c) Gray
(d) White

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

4. The Thrasher tells K. when he discovers him getting ready to beat the guards, “You shouldn’t believe everything they say. Their fear of being beaten has made them a little” what?
(a) Feeble-minded
(b) Incomprehensible
(c) Cowardly
(d) Desperate

5. What word from “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices” means to break away from constituted authority?
(a) Revolt
(b) Constituency
(c) Apparition
(d) Denial

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does K. plan to arrive at the courtroom on the day of his first hearing in “The First Hearing”?

2. What does K. tell the messengers the sound is from when the guards scream as they’re beaten in “The Thrasher”?

3. K. points out to Fraülein Bürstner that Frau Grubach is dependent on him for what reason in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?

4. By what method of transportation does K. travel to work in the morning in “The Arrest”?

5. What is the Thrasher’s outfit made from in “The Thrasher”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Willem say of his and Franz’s careers prior to K.’s accusations in “The Thrasher”?

2. How are the Examining Magistrate’s books described in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”? What happens to the Usher’s Wife in the chapter?

3. What excuse does Willem give K. for his previous behavior in “The Thrasher”?

4. How would you characterize K.’s behavior toward Fraülein Bürstner in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?

5. What information has K. learned about his coming hearing in the opening of “The First Hearing”? How did he gain this information?

6. What does Franz say when he grovels to K. for help in “The Thrasher”?

7. What do women represent to Josef K. in The Trial? How is this seen in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?

8. Where does the Usher lead K. in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”? How is this setting described?

9. How is the weather described on the day K. goes to find the courthouse in “The First Hearing”? How is K.’s demeanor?

10. Who does K. find at the courtroom on the week after his first hearing in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?

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