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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 Bureau's song equate with solitude?
(a) Criminality.
(b) Depression.
(c) Independence.
(d) Intellect.

2. At what time of the morning is Ivanovich supposed to report for the tour?
(a) 9 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 7 a.m.
(d) 11 a.m.

3. What does the narrator say is "dangerous for the soul" (7)?
(a) The "charm the world acquires when it is wound up and moving like a merry-go-round."
(b) "A memory of love, disguised as a meadow."
(c) The "configuration of some entirely insignificant objects."
(d) "The anonymity of all the parts of a landscape."

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

5. How does Ivanovich get to the train on the morning of his departure?
(a) He takes a streetcar.
(b) He takes a taxi.
(c) He walks.
(d) The narrator drives him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in the story's title?

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

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

4. Including Ivanovich and the Bureau employees, how many people are in the tour group?

5. The group leader is "lanky" (5). What does this mean is true about him?

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