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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 detail is the narrator uncertain if he is remembering correctly?
(a) The source of the tour tickets.
(b) The time of day the tour departed.
(c) The destination of the tour.
(d) Ivanovich's name.

2. What is the job of the older man who talks to Ivanovich about Russia?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Produce distributor.
(c) Post-office clerk.
(d) Paper manufacturer.

3. At what time of the morning is Ivanovich supposed to report for the tour?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 7 a.m.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 9 a.m.

4. What is Schramm's job title?
(a) Rural enjoyment monitor.
(b) Narrative guide.
(c) Special stimulator.
(d) Official sight illuminator.

5. How does Ivanovich get to the train on the morning of his departure?
(a) The narrator drives him.
(b) He takes a taxi.
(c) He takes a streetcar.
(d) He walks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivanovich think "must be oriented toward something or someone" (4)?

2. What technique is used in the story's title?

3. What word does the narrator say describes the appearance of "all creatures still unknown to us" (4)?

4. What does Ivanovich enjoy reading?

5. What does Ivanovich do to distract himself from "the absurdity and horror of the situation" (6)?

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