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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After dinner, what do the other tour members insist that Ivanovich do?
(a) Teach them a few words of Russian.
(b) Practice speaking German more clearly.
(c) Sing a solo.
(d) Prove that he knows where they are going.

3. Including Ivanovich and the Bureau employees, how many people are in the tour group?
(a) 14.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

4. 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)?
(a) Simile.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Imagery.

5. Who is depicted "in a low-cut gown" on page 4?
(a) Temperance.
(b) Fate.
(c) Justice.
(d) Mercy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is special about the room at the inn by the lake?

3. What instrument does one of the men insist on teaching Ivanovich to play?

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

5. What "fancy-style" item does Ivanovich buy for his trip (3)?

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