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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ivanovich do to distract himself from "the absurdity and horror of the situation" (6)?
(a) Looks out the window at the scenery.
(b) Tries to fall asleep.
(c) Reads his book.
(d) Plays solitaire.

2. Who is the author of "Cloud, Castle, Lake"?
(a) Leo Tolstoy.
(b) Anton Chekhov.
(c) Vladimir Nabokov.
(d) Ivan Turgenev

3. One woman is described as "burlesque" (6). From the context, which is most likely true?
(a) She is uncomfortably flirtatious.
(b) She spends most of the trip making jokes.
(c) She seems like an exaggerated caricature.
(d) She works as an exotic dancer in Berlin.

4. Which of the following best characterizes the narrator's attitude toward the absurd process that Ivanovich is told he must follow to sell back the tickets?
(a) Skeptical.
(b) Bemused.
(c) Matter-of-fact.
(d) Scornful.

5. How does Ivanovich get to the train on the morning of his departure?
(a) He takes a taxi.
(b) He takes a streetcar.
(c) The narrator drives him.
(d) He walks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tour group doing in the passage that says "they raised dust along a highway" (12)?

2. Which detail of the group leader's appearance is associated with authoritarianism?

3. How late is Ivanovich running on the morning the tour leaves?

4. What technique is used in the story's title?

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

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