1. If a stereotype of Germans is that they are tidy, meticu-
lous, and industrious, does the characterization of
Crown in this passage reinforce or weaken this
stereotype?
A. It firmly reinforces the stereotype.
B. It initially reinforces and subsequently weakens
the stereotype.
C. It reinforces the meticulous aspect of the stereo-
type but weakens the industrious aspect.
D. It weakens the stereotype in that Crown likes his
surroundings tidy but expects others to do the tidy-
ing up.