View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Cloud, Castle, Lake".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From context, what is the likely meaning of the word "dactyl" in "On the other side...towered, arising from dactyl to dactyl, an ancient black castle" (14)?
(a) A tower in the shape of a digit, like a toe or finger.
(b) An image found in a metrical foot of poetry.
(c) A type of stone used in medieval constructions.
(d) An architectural figure of a bird.

2. What is unusual about the four people who work together?
(a) Two have the same last name and two have the same first name.
(b) The men are married to the two women's sisters.
(c) All of them quit their jobs right before this trip.
(d) They work for the same employer but have never met until this trip.

3. What is the job of the older man who talks to Ivanovich about Russia?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Produce distributor.
(c) Post-office clerk.
(d) Paper manufacturer.

4. The group leader is "lanky" (5). What does this mean is true about him?
(a) He is tall and thin.
(b) He looks unhealthy.
(c) He moves stiffly.
(d) He is athletic.

5. Which of the following describes the group leader accurately?
(a) He has eyes of two different colors.
(b) He is missing one front tooth.
(c) He is badly sunburned.
(d) He has unusually long hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "fancy-style" item does Ivanovich buy for his trip (3)?

2. Which character is said to have "lustreless eyes and a vague velvety vileness" (6)?

3. How does the text's language change when the group gets off the train at the last stop on the first day?

4. What technique is used in the sentence "The burning sun crept toward a corner of the window and suddenly spilled over the yellow bench" (6)?

5. What does Ivanovich do to distract himself from "the absurdity and horror of the situation" (6)?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 337 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample