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Excerpt from Chapter 7 of The Trial by Franz Kafka
How does Kafka's diction in his description of the junior officials create a particular tone?
A. The rambling sentences and rhetorical questions create a sense of confusion.
B. The bureaucratic language and short descriptions create a sense of authority.
C. The extensive descriptors and reassuring adjectives create a sense of serenity.
D. The lack of description and brief summary of the figures creates a sense of fear.
E. The overblown style and run-on sentences create a quasi-religious sense of ceremony.
B. The bureaucratic language and short descriptions create a sense of authority.
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Excerpt from Chapter 7 of The Trial by Franz Kafka
How does Kafka primarily develop suspense in the passage?
A. by depicting a lengthy process in real time
B. by creating a sense of chaos through syntax
C. by describing a dire situation metaphorically
D. by withholding key information about events
E. by using diction associated with hopelessness
D. by withholding key information about events.
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Excerpt from Chapter 7 of The Trial by Franz Kafka
Based on this passage, which kind of defense does the reader anticipate the lawyer providing K.?
A. confusing
B. inadequate
C. bold
D. provocative
E. successful
B. inadequate
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Excerpt from Chapter 7 of The Trial by Franz Kafka
How do the documents serve as a symbol that builds suspense in this excerpt from The Trial?
A. through the reader's ignorance of their contents or use
B. through the reader's understanding of their importance
C. through the reader's knowledge that the lawyer has them
D. through the reader's lack of faith in the character's lawyer
E. through the reader's suspicions about bureaucracy's nature
A. through the reader's ignorance of their contents or use.
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Excerpt from Chapter 7 of The Trial by Franz Kafka
An incident involving which of the following characters provides the best example of a temporal shift?
A. the judge
B. the lawyer
C. the girlfriend
D. the junior officers
E. the deputy-director
C. the girlfriend.
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Excerpt from Chapter 7 of The Trial by Franz Kafka
In which sense can this excerpt from The Trial be read as a political statement?
A. It shows the failings of a judicial system.
B. It illustrates the ridiculousness of officials.
C. It implies the importance of political protest.
D. It demonstrates the importance of individuality.
E. It proves that free will must be a primary concern.