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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the Bureau's song recommend should be "killed" by a walk in the countryside with "the good, the hearty guys" (9)?
(a) The outsider.
(b) The artist.
(c) The loner.
(d) The hermit.

2. What technique is used in the story's title?
(a) Euphony.
(b) Asyndeton.
(c) Non Sequitur.
(d) Euphemism.

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

4. How long has Ivanovich been in love with a married woman?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 7 months.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 3 years.

5. What does Ivanovich do when he first sees the view of the lake?
(a) Gasps aloud.
(b) Falls to his knees.
(c) Begins to weep.
(d) Presses his hand to his heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about the four people who work together?

2. What technique is used in the phrase "toward a train lurking behind other trains"?

3. What relationship does Vasili Ivanovich have to the story's narrator?

4. What is Ivanovich expected to carry during the second day of the tour?

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

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