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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 does the narrator remember about the time of year in which the story takes place?
(a) It was damp and cold.
(b) It was an exceptionally hot summer.
(c) The leaves had begun to turn.
(d) It was shortly after the last snow melted.

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

3. Who hosted the charity ball where Ivanovich won the tour?
(a) The German government.
(b) A German tourism trade group.
(c) Russian refugees.
(d) The narrator's business.

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

5. In the exclamation "How I hate you, our daily!" what technique is being used (13)?
(a) Dialect.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Synesthesia.
(d) Amplification.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivanovich feel is happening as the first night of the tour wears on?

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

3. How late is Ivanovich running on the morning the tour leaves?

4. What detail is the narrator uncertain if he is remembering correctly?

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

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