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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 do when he first sees the view of the lake?
(a) Begins to weep.
(b) Presses his hand to his heart.
(c) Gasps aloud.
(d) Falls to his knees.

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

3. What is the tour group doing in the passage that says "they raised dust along a highway" (12)?
(a) Digging.
(b) Riding in a car.
(c) Walking.
(d) Fighting.

4. What instrument does one of the men insist on teaching Ivanovich to play?
(a) Fiddle.
(b) Ukulele.
(c) Balalaika.
(d) Mandolin.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The group leader is "lanky" (5). What does this mean is true about him?

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

5. Who hosted the charity ball where Ivanovich won the tour?

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