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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which detail of the group leader's appearance is associated with authoritarianism?
(a) Walking stick.
(b) Hobnailed boots.
(c) Tyrolese clothing.
(d) Knapsack.

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

3. Who greets Ivanovich at the inn near the lake?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A goose.
(c) A pretty girl.
(d) The innkeeper.

4. What description does the narrator give of the train car on page 5?
(a) It "reeks of holiday revelry."
(b) It "echoes like a tin box."
(c) It is "cattle-car bare."
(d) It is "unmistakably third-class."

5. 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) A tower in the shape of a digit, like a toe or finger.
(b) A type of stone used in medieval constructions.
(c) An image found in a metrical foot of poetry.
(d) An architectural figure of a bird.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Which character is said to have "lustreless eyes and a vague velvety vileness" (6)?

5. What detail of Ivanovich's appearance seems to impress the narrator?

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