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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 unusual about the four people who work together?
(a) The men are married to the two women's sisters.
(b) All of them quit their jobs right before this trip.
(c) They work for the same employer but have never met until this trip.
(d) Two have the same last name and two have the same first name.

2. What instrument does one of the men insist on teaching Ivanovich to play?
(a) Ukulele.
(b) Mandolin.
(c) Balalaika.
(d) Fiddle.

3. On page 19, to what does the narrator compare Ivanovich's return journey, away from the lake?
(a) A "sinister game."
(b) A "hideous fairy tale."
(c) A "cruel, demeaning prank."
(d) A "soul-shattering nightmare."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is "dangerous for the soul" (7)?

2. In the exclamation "How I hate you, our daily!" what technique is being used (13)?

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

4. Who is the author of "Cloud, Castle, Lake"?

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

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