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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 Ivanovich expected to carry during the second day of the tour?
(a) Bread.
(b) An extra rucksack.
(c) His own boots.
(d) Sausage.

2. 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 tower in the shape of a digit, like a toe or finger.
(c) An architectural figure of a bird.
(d) A type of stone used in medieval constructions.

3. What is the job of the older man who talks to Ivanovich about Russia?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Produce distributor.
(c) Post-office clerk.
(d) Paper manufacturer.

4. In the phrase "several people, alas, were taking part in the excursion," what is the word "alas" meant to convey (4)?
(a) The narrator's belief that the excursion will be dull.
(b) Ivanovich's preference to do things on his own.
(c) Ivanovich's concern that the train will be overcrowded.
(d) The narrator's belief that travel is unnecessary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The group leader is "lanky" (5). What does this mean is true about him?

2. What does Ivanovich think "must be oriented toward something or someone" (4)?

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

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

5. 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)?

(see the answer key)

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