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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The group leader is "lanky" (5). What does this mean is true about him?
(a) He is tall and thin.
(b) He is athletic.
(c) He looks unhealthy.
(d) He moves stiffly.

2. 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.

3. Why does the group make Ivanovich eat a cigarette butt?
(a) He loses a game.
(b) He accidentally trips one of the women.
(c) He speaks Russian in his sleep.
(d) He tries to read his book.

4. Who greets Ivanovich at the inn near the lake?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A pretty girl.
(c) A goose.
(d) The innkeeper.

5. 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) An image found in a metrical foot of poetry.
(b) An architectural figure of a bird.
(c) A type of stone used in medieval constructions.
(d) A tower in the shape of a digit, like a toe or finger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which detail of the group leader's appearance is associated with authoritarianism?

2. What word does the narrator say describes the appearance of "all creatures still unknown to us" (4)?

3. Whom does the Bureau's song recommend should be "killed" by a walk in the countryside with "the good, the hearty guys" (9)?

4. What does Ivanovich enjoy reading?

5. What description does the narrator give of the train car on page 5?

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