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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 is the tour group doing in the passage that says "they raised dust along a highway" (12)?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Riding in a car.
(c) Walking.
(d) Digging.

2. Where is Ivanovich told he will need to get a "certificate of non-absence from the city for the summertime" (3)?
(a) From his employer.
(b) From the police.
(c) From the Bureau of Pleasantrips.
(d) From his physician.

3. In the description of the "mother-of-pearl claws on his dirty toes," what is the man with whom Ivanovich spends the night being compared to (12)?
(a) A laborer.
(b) An animal.
(c) A statue.
(d) A hidden gem.

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

5. What is Schramm's job title?
(a) Special stimulator.
(b) Narrative guide.
(c) Rural enjoyment monitor.
(d) Official sight illuminator.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On page 19, to what does the narrator compare Ivanovich's return journey, away from the lake?

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

4. Why does the group make Ivanovich eat a cigarette butt?

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

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