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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 Ivanovich do to distract himself from "the absurdity and horror of the situation" (6)?
(a) Tries to fall asleep.
(b) Plays solitaire.
(c) Reads his book.
(d) Looks out the window at the scenery.

2. 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) The source of the tour tickets.
(d) Ivanovich's name.

3. What does Ivanovich feel is happening as the first night of the tour wears on?
(a) The other group members are starting to dislike Schramm.
(b) The group leader is losing power to Schramm.
(c) The others are becoming more tolerant of his eccentricities.
(d) The others are melding together into one collective being.

4. What does Ivanovich do when he first sees the view of the lake?
(a) Presses his hand to his heart.
(b) Falls to his knees.
(c) Gasps aloud.
(d) Begins to weep.

5. What is unusual about the four people who work together?
(a) All of them quit their jobs right before this trip.
(b) Two have the same last name and two have the same first name.
(c) They work for the same employer but have never met until this trip.
(d) The men are married to the two women's sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the description of the "mother-of-pearl claws on his dirty toes," what is the man with whom Ivanovich spends the night being compared to (12)?

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

3. The group leader wears "Tyrolese" clothing. What is true of his clothing?

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

5. What technique is used in the phrase "Wispy clouds—greyhounds of heaven" (6)?

(see the answer key)

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