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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From context, what is the likely meaning of the word "dactyl" in "On the other side...towered, arising from dactyl to dactyl, an ancient black castle" (14)?
(a) An image found in a metrical foot of poetry.
(b) A type of stone used in medieval constructions.
(c) A tower in the shape of a digit, like a toe or finger.
(d) An architectural figure of a bird.

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

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

4. How late is Ivanovich running on the morning the tour leaves?
(a) 3 minutes.
(b) 12 minutes.
(c) 18 minutes.
(d) 1 minute.

5. What technique is used in the phrase "Wispy clouds—greyhounds of heaven" (6)?
(a) Synechdoche.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is discovered when the group members pool their food for dinner?

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

3. How long has Ivanovich been in love with a married woman?

4. What is Schramm's job title?

5. When the narrator says that the road "undulated," what is being said of this road (12)?

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