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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. The narrator says in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter” that when K. visits Herr Huld, Huld’s maid always makes a point of doing what?
2. Of K., the narrator says in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter,” “For once the court was going to find itself confronted by a defendant who knew how to” what?
3. What does Herr Huld’s maid tell K. is the only way of escaping the legal problems K. is facing in “His Uncle – Leni”?
4. What does the Priest call out as K. attempts to slip out of the cathedral in “In the Cathedral”?
5. What is K.’s head placed on by the strange guards in “The End”?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has K.’s plight as an individual against society turned out in “The End”?
2. Who does K. meet with in his office in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”? What does this character give to K.?
3. In what ways does K. demonstrate the theme of the individual versus society in The Trial?
4. How does the author employ the use of shadows and ambiguity in the novel? What does this represent?
5. What is K. contemplating in the opening of “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”?
6. How is the setting described in the opening of “The End”? Where is K. taken?
7. What is K. supposed to do with the butcher knife in “The End”? What does he do instead?
8. What is represented metaphorically in the scene between K., the Bank President, and the Italian Businessman in “In the Cathedral”?
9. How is the weather described in the opening of “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”? Where is K. located in the beginning of the chapter?
10. How is the character of Titorelli described in “The Lawyer – The Factory-Owner – The Painter”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss K.’s position at the bank and his ambitions within his role there. Approximately how long has K. worked at the bank? How swiftly was his promotion to Financial Officer? What obstacles does K. face in his work?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the realistic elements of the court system depicted in The Trial. In what ways is Kafka’s depiction realistic in relating the intricacies of the legal system of his time? How did the buildup toward World War I influence the way courts were held during the period in which the novel was written?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Josef K. as the protagonist of The Trial. What was K.’s life like prior to the arrival of the guards that appear in “The Arrest”? What is K.’s position within his society? What do you find to be K.’s “fatal flaw” in the story?
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