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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the text's language change when the group gets off the train at the last stop on the first day?
(a) The language becomes more conversational.
(b) The language becomes more circuitous.
(c) The language becomes more lyrical.
(d) The language becomes more grandiloquent.

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 in the Austrian Alps.
(c) It is traditionally worn by shepherds.
(d) It is traditionally worn in the Black Forest region.

4. What does Ivanovich do to distract himself from "the absurdity and horror of the situation" (6)?
(a) Reads his book.
(b) Tries to fall asleep.
(c) Looks out the window at the scenery.
(d) Plays solitaire.

5. 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)?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Simile.
(d) Juxtaposition.

Short Answer Questions

1. One woman is described as "burlesque" (6). From the context, which is most likely true?

2. 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)?

3. What instrument does one of the men insist on teaching Ivanovich to play?

4. What detail is the narrator uncertain if he is remembering correctly?

5. When the narrator says that the road "undulated," what is being said of this road (12)?

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