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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 instrument does one of the men insist on teaching Ivanovich to play?
(a) Fiddle.
(b) Ukulele.
(c) Balalaika.
(d) Mandolin.

2. After dinner, what do the other tour members insist that Ivanovich do?
(a) Prove that he knows where they are going.
(b) Sing a solo.
(c) Teach them a few words of Russian.
(d) Practice speaking German more clearly.

3. 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) An image found in a metrical foot of poetry.
(b) An architectural figure of a bird.
(c) A tower in the shape of a digit, like a toe or finger.
(d) A type of stone used in medieval constructions.

4. 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 singing loudly in his ear.
(d) By pouring water on him.

5. What does Ivanovich do when he first sees the view of the lake?
(a) Presses his hand to his heart.
(b) Begins to weep.
(c) Falls to his knees.
(d) Gasps aloud.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the exclamation "How I hate you, our daily!" what technique is being used (13)?

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

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

4. What is discovered when the group members pool their food for dinner?

5. What technique is used in the phrase "Wispy clouds—greyhounds of heaven" (6)?

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