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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The group leader wears "Tyrolese" clothing. What is true of his clothing?
(a) It is traditionally worn in the Black Forest region.
(b) It is traditionally worn by servants.
(c) It is traditionally worn by shepherds.
(d) It is traditionally worn in the Austrian Alps.

3. At the inn near the lake, what nationality does Ivanovich believe the innkeeper to be?
(a) Italian.
(b) Russian.
(c) German.
(d) Austrian.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does one of the men insist on teaching Ivanovich to play?

2. What is Ivanovich expected to carry during the second day of the tour?

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

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

5. What does Ivanovich think "must be oriented toward something or someone" (4)?

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