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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) Temperance.
(c) Justice.
(d) Fate.

2. What word does the narrator say describes the appearance of "all creatures still unknown to us" (4)?
(a) "Innocent."
(b) "Cryptic."
(c) "Drowsy."
(d) "Formidable."

3. What does Ivanovich think "must be oriented toward something or someone" (4)?
(a) "Things seen in a dream."
(b) "The really good life."
(c) "Creatures still unknown to us."
(d) "Some wonderful, tremulous happiness."

4. The narrator describes a hill covered with "verdure"; what is this hill covered with?
(a) Flourishing plants.
(b) Rotting plants.
(c) Cultivated plants.
(d) Sprouting plants.

5. When the narrator says that the road "undulated," what is being said of this road (12)?
(a) It curves sharply.
(b) It abruptly ends.
(c) It gently rises and falls.
(d) It varies in width.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "fancy-style" item does Ivanovich buy for his trip (3)?

2. What is unusual about the four people who work together?

3. Which of the following best characterizes the narrator's attitude toward the absurd process that Ivanovich is told he must follow to sell back the tickets?

4. What does Ivanovich enjoy reading?

5. After dinner, what do the other tour members insist that Ivanovich do?

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