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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The group leader is "lanky" (5). What does this mean is true about him?
(a) He moves stiffly.
(b) He is tall and thin.
(c) He looks unhealthy.
(d) He is athletic.

3. What is unusual about the four people who work together?
(a) The men are married to the two women's sisters.
(b) All of them quit their jobs right before this trip.
(c) They work for the same employer but have never met until this trip.
(d) Two have the same last name and two have the same first name.

4. What word does the narrator say describes the appearance of "all creatures still unknown to us" (4)?
(a) "Formidable."
(b) "Drowsy."
(c) "Cryptic."
(d) "Innocent."

5. In the description of the "mother-of-pearl claws on his dirty toes," what is the man with whom Ivanovich spends the night being compared to (12)?
(a) A laborer.
(b) A hidden gem.
(c) A statue.
(d) An animal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivanovich associate with happiness?

2. What does Ivanovich enjoy reading?

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

4. How does the text's language change when the group gets off the train at the last stop on the first day?

5. Including Ivanovich and the Bureau employees, how many people are in the tour group?

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