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

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

3. The group leader wears "Tyrolese" clothing. What is true of his clothing?
(a) It is traditionally worn by servants.
(b) It is traditionally worn by shepherds.
(c) It is traditionally worn in the Austrian Alps.
(d) It is traditionally worn in the Black Forest region.

4. What technique is used in the phrase "toward a train lurking behind other trains"?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Personification.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Cacophony.

5. What technique is used in the story's title?
(a) Non Sequitur.
(b) Asyndeton.
(c) Euphony.
(d) Euphemism.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the Bureau's song equate with solitude?

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

5. At the inn near the lake, what nationality does Ivanovich believe the innkeeper to be?

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