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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From context, what is the likely meaning of the word "dactyl" in "On the other side...towered, arising from dactyl to dactyl, an ancient black castle" (14)?
(a) A type of stone used in medieval constructions.
(b) A tower in the shape of a digit, like a toe or finger.
(c) An image found in a metrical foot of poetry.
(d) An architectural figure of a bird.

2. What is discovered when the group members pool their food for dinner?
(a) Some have brought very little food along.
(b) The women are unwilling to prepare the food for the men.
(c) Ivanovich is the only one who has brought something different.
(d) Most of the food has been spoiled by the long journey.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the inn near the lake, what nationality does Ivanovich believe the innkeeper to be?

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

3. How does the text's language change when the group gets off the train at the last stop on the first day?

4. What does the narrator remember about the time of year in which the story takes place?

5. How long has Ivanovich been in love with a married woman?

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