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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Ivanovich told he will need to get a "certificate of non-absence from the city for the summertime" (3)?
(a) From the Bureau of Pleasantrips.
(b) From the police.
(c) From his physician.
(d) From his employer.

3. At what time of the morning is Ivanovich supposed to report for the tour?
(a) 11 a.m.
(b) 9 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

4. What technique is used in the phrase "Wispy clouds—greyhounds of heaven" (6)?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Synechdoche.
(d) Metonymy.

5. What is the "unusual expression" of the lake's water (14)?
(a) A cloud reflected in its center.
(b) An oddly red color.
(c) Waves moving away from the shore instead of towards it.
(d) Ripples that seem to follow Ivanovich along the shore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What description does the narrator give of the train car on page 5?

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

3. After dinner, what do the other tour members insist that Ivanovich do?

4. 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)?

5. Who is the author of "Cloud, Castle, Lake"?

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