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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 character is said to have "lustreless eyes and a vague velvety vileness" (6)?
(a) Schultz.
(b) Schramm.
(c) Greta.
(d) The widow.

2. What is unusual about the four people who work together?
(a) All of them quit their jobs right before this trip.
(b) They work for the same employer but have never met until this trip.
(c) The men are married to the two women's sisters.
(d) Two have the same last name and two have the same first name.

3. What does the narrator say is "dangerous for the soul" (7)?
(a) "A memory of love, disguised as a meadow."
(b) "The anonymity of all the parts of a landscape."
(c) The "configuration of some entirely insignificant objects."
(d) The "charm the world acquires when it is wound up and moving like a merry-go-round."

4. At the inn near the lake, what nationality does Ivanovich believe the innkeeper to be?
(a) Russian.
(b) Italian.
(c) German.
(d) Austrian.

5. What is special about the room at the inn by the lake?
(a) Its view.
(b) Its library.
(c) Its decor.
(d) Its price.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the phrase "several people, alas, were taking part in the excursion," what is the word "alas" meant to convey (4)?

2. What does Ivanovich do to distract himself from "the absurdity and horror of the situation" (6)?

3. How does Ivanovich get to the train on the morning of his departure?

4. What detail of Ivanovich's appearance seems to impress the narrator?

5. What technique is used in the sentence "The burning sun crept toward a corner of the window and suddenly spilled over the yellow bench" (6)?

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