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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the inn near the lake, what nationality does Ivanovich believe the innkeeper to be?
(a) German.
(b) Austrian.
(c) Russian.
(d) Italian.

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

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

4. When Ivanovich falls asleep on the third day of the tour, how do the others wake him up?
(a) By singing loudly in his ear.
(b) By slapping him.
(c) By pouring water on him.
(d) By throwing a sausage at him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the Bureau's song recommend should be "killed" by a walk in the countryside with "the good, the hearty guys" (9)?

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

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

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

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

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