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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 does the narrator remember about the time of year in which the story takes place?
(a) It was shortly after the last snow melted.
(b) The leaves had begun to turn.
(c) It was an exceptionally hot summer.
(d) It was damp and cold.

2. What is the "unusual expression" of the lake's water (14)?
(a) An oddly red color.
(b) Waves moving away from the shore instead of towards it.
(c) Ripples that seem to follow Ivanovich along the shore.
(d) A cloud reflected in its center.

3. What detail of Ivanovich's appearance seems to impress the narrator?
(a) His elegant clothing.
(b) His healthy complexion.
(c) His neatly trimmed hair.
(d) His athletic physique.

4. When the man tells stories about his "philanderings," what is he talking about (5)?
(a) Getting very drunk with friends.
(b) Casual sexual relationships.
(c) Stamp collecting.
(d) Donations to charity.

5. In the phrase "several people, alas, were taking part in the excursion," what is the word "alas" meant to convey (4)?
(a) The narrator's belief that travel is unnecessary.
(b) Ivanovich's preference to do things on his own.
(c) The narrator's belief that the excursion will be dull.
(d) Ivanovich's concern that the train will be overcrowded.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in the phrase "toward a train lurking behind other trains"?

2. Who is the author of "Cloud, Castle, Lake"?

3. Who hosted the charity ball where Ivanovich won the tour?

4. On page 19, to what does the narrator compare Ivanovich's return journey, away from the lake?

5. What is the tour group doing in the passage that says "they raised dust along a highway" (12)?

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