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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the description of the "mother-of-pearl claws on his dirty toes," what is the man with whom Ivanovich spends the night being compared to (12)?
(a) A hidden gem.
(b) An animal.
(c) A laborer.
(d) A statue.

2. The narrator describes a hill covered with "verdure"; what is this hill covered with?
(a) Sprouting plants.
(b) Rotting plants.
(c) Cultivated plants.
(d) Flourishing plants.

3. What does Ivanovich think "must be oriented toward something or someone" (4)?
(a) "Things seen in a dream."
(b) "The really good life."
(c) "Creatures still unknown to us."
(d) "Some wonderful, tremulous happiness."

4. When the man tells stories about his "philanderings," what is he talking about (5)?
(a) Stamp collecting.
(b) Donations to charity.
(c) Casual sexual relationships.
(d) Getting very drunk with friends.

5. 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) All of them quit their jobs right before this trip.
(c) The men are married to the two women's sisters.
(d) They work for the same employer but have never met until this trip.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Schramm's job title?

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

3. What does the narrator say is "dangerous for the soul" (7)?

4. 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)?

5. When the narrator says that the road "undulated," what is being said of this road (12)?

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