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

2. 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.

3. Why does the group make Ivanovich eat a cigarette butt?
(a) He loses a game.
(b) He speaks Russian in his sleep.
(c) He accidentally trips one of the women.
(d) He tries to read his book.

4. What is the job of the older man who talks to Ivanovich about Russia?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Paper manufacturer.
(c) Post-office clerk.
(d) Produce distributor.

5. Which of the following best characterizes the narrator's attitude toward the absurd process that Ivanovich is told he must follow to sell back the tickets?
(a) Skeptical.
(b) Scornful.
(c) Matter-of-fact.
(d) Bemused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes the group leader accurately?

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

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

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

5. Including Ivanovich and the Bureau employees, how many people are in the tour group?

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