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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 relationship does Vasili Ivanovich have to the story's narrator?
(a) He is the narrator's brother-in-law.
(b) He is a man whom the narrator met on a group tour.
(c) He is the narrator's former employee.
(d) He is the man who was once in love with the narrator's wife.

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

3. How long has Ivanovich been in love with a married woman?
(a) 7 months.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 3 years.

4. What is special about the room at the inn by the lake?
(a) Its library.
(b) Its view.
(c) Its decor.
(d) Its price.

5. Whom does the Bureau's song recommend should be "killed" by a walk in the countryside with "the good, the hearty guys" (9)?
(a) The hermit.
(b) The outsider.
(c) The loner.
(d) The artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is discovered when the group members pool their food for dinner?

2. The narrator describes a hill covered with "verdure"; what is this hill covered with?

3. What technique is used in the phrase "Wispy clouds—greyhounds of heaven" (6)?

4. In the phrase "several people, alas, were taking part in the excursion," what is the word "alas" meant to convey (4)?

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

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