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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. When did World War I begin?
2. What is the name of Frau Grubach’s nephew?
3. What name, meaning the servants of an army, does K. call the Examining Magistrate and the others of the courtroom as he exits in “The First Hearing”?
4. 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”?
5. By what method of transportation does K. travel to work in the morning in “The Arrest”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information has K. learned about his coming hearing in the opening of “The First Hearing”? How did he gain this information?
2. How is the weather described on the day K. goes to find the courthouse in “The First Hearing”? How is K.’s demeanor?
3. What do women represent to Josef K. in The Trial? How is this seen in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
4. How is the atmosphere of the setting described in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”?
5. What is K. doing in the opening of “The Arrest”? How does the narrator describe the reason for his arrest in this chapter?
6. Why does the Thrasher tell K. he shouldn’t believe everything the guards say in “The Thrasher”?
7. Where does the Usher lead K. in “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices”? How is this setting described?
8. What relationship to the legal system does Fraülein Bürstner say she has in “A Conversation with Frau Grubach”?
9. Describe the setting of The Trial. How does the author establish the setting in “The Arrest”?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine and discuss K.’s actions, objectives, and obstacles in returning to the court in the opening of “In the Empty Conference Hall – The Student – The Offices.” Why does K. assume the courtroom will be in session? What are his concerns about returning? What does he find at this location?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the character of Frau Grubach in the novel. How old is Frau Grubach? Why does she “depend on” K.? How much money do you think she’s borrowed from him? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the characters of Franz and Willem in the novel. Why does K. attempt to save Franz and Willem from the Thrasher? How have the demeanors of these characters changed since their initial introduction in “The Arrest”? Why?
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