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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ivanovich think "must be oriented toward something or someone" (4)?
(a) "Creatures still unknown to us."
(b) "Some wonderful, tremulous happiness."
(c) "The really good life."
(d) "Things seen in a dream."

3. The narrator describes a hill covered with "verdure"; what is this hill covered with?
(a) Rotting plants.
(b) Cultivated plants.
(c) Sprouting plants.
(d) Flourishing plants.

4. What is the "unusual expression" of the lake's water (14)?
(a) An oddly red color.
(b) Ripples that seem to follow Ivanovich along the shore.
(c) Waves moving away from the shore instead of towards it.
(d) A cloud reflected in its center.

5. Which character is said to have "lustreless eyes and a vague velvety vileness" (6)?
(a) Schramm.
(b) Greta.
(c) The widow.
(d) Schultz.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. What technique is used in the phrase "Wispy clouds—greyhounds of heaven" (6)?

3. What does the narrator remember about the time of year in which the story takes place?

4. What is the tour group doing in the passage that says "they raised dust along a highway" (12)?

5. What does Ivanovich do to distract himself from "the absurdity and horror of the situation" (6)?

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