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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 "fancy-style" item does Ivanovich buy for his trip (3)?
(a) An enormous backpack.
(b) A walking stick.
(c) A pair of hiking boots.
(d) A flannel shirt.

2. On page 19, to what does the narrator compare Ivanovich's return journey, away from the lake?
(a) A "hideous fairy tale."
(b) A "cruel, demeaning prank."
(c) A "soul-shattering nightmare."
(d) A "sinister game."

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

4. Where is Ivanovich told he will need to get a "certificate of non-absence from the city for the summertime" (3)?
(a) From the Bureau of Pleasantrips.
(b) From his employer.
(c) From his physician.
(d) From the police.

5. 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 circuitous.
(b) The language becomes more lyrical.
(c) The language becomes more grandiloquent.
(d) The language becomes more conversational.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivanovich do when he first sees the view of the lake?

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

3. 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)?

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

5. Who is depicted "in a low-cut gown" on page 4?

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