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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ivanovich associate with happiness?
(a) Music.
(b) His childhood.
(c) His friends.
(d) Work.

3. What technique is used in the phrase "toward a train lurking behind other trains"?
(a) Personification.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Cacophony.

4. The group leader is "lanky" (5). What does this mean is true about him?
(a) He moves stiffly.
(b) He looks unhealthy.
(c) He is athletic.
(d) He is tall and thin.

5. How late is Ivanovich running on the morning the tour leaves?
(a) 18 minutes.
(b) 3 minutes.
(c) 12 minutes.
(d) 1 minute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivanovich think "must be oriented toward something or someone" (4)?

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

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

4. The group leader wears "Tyrolese" clothing. What is true of his clothing?

5. When Ivanovich falls asleep on the third day of the tour, how do the others wake him up?

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