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

2. What is discovered when the group members pool their food for dinner?
(a) Some have brought very little food along.
(b) The women are unwilling to prepare the food for the men.
(c) Ivanovich is the only one who has brought something different.
(d) Most of the food has been spoiled by the long journey.

3. Who is the author of "Cloud, Castle, Lake"?
(a) Ivan Turgenev
(b) Vladimir Nabokov.
(c) Anton Chekhov.
(d) Leo Tolstoy.

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

5. What does Ivanovich enjoy reading?
(a) French Baroque poetry.
(b) German Classical poetry.
(c) Russian lyrical poetry.
(d) English metaphysical poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the book that Ivanovich opens on the train?

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

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

4. After dinner, what do the other tour members insist that Ivanovich do?

5. Who greets Ivanovich at the inn near the lake?

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