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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is depicted "in a low-cut gown" on page 4?
(a) Mercy.
(b) Fate.
(c) Justice.
(d) Temperance.

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

3. How late is Ivanovich running on the morning the tour leaves?
(a) 3 minutes.
(b) 18 minutes.
(c) 12 minutes.
(d) 1 minute.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the group make Ivanovich eat a cigarette butt?

2. Who greets Ivanovich at the inn near the lake?

3. What is the "unusual expression" of the lake's water (14)?

4. Which detail of the group leader's appearance is associated with authoritarianism?

5. When the man tells stories about his "philanderings," what is he talking about (5)?

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