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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The group leader wears "Tyrolese" clothing. What is true of his clothing?
(a) It is traditionally worn by servants.
(b) It is traditionally worn in the Black Forest region.
(c) It is traditionally worn by shepherds.
(d) It is traditionally worn in the Austrian Alps.

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

5. When Ivanovich falls asleep on the third day of the tour, how do the others wake him up?
(a) By throwing a sausage at him.
(b) By slapping him.
(c) By pouring water on him.
(d) By singing loudly in his ear.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What is Schramm's job title?

4. Who hosted the charity ball where Ivanovich won the tour?

5. What is the job of the older man who talks to Ivanovich about Russia?

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