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

2. What is Schramm's job title?
(a) Narrative guide.
(b) Special stimulator.
(c) Rural enjoyment monitor.
(d) Official sight illuminator.

3. What does Ivanovich think "must be oriented toward something or someone" (4)?
(a) "Things seen in a dream."
(b) "Some wonderful, tremulous happiness."
(c) "The really good life."
(d) "Creatures still unknown to us."

4. When the narrator says that the road "undulated," what is being said of this road (12)?
(a) It varies in width.
(b) It abruptly ends.
(c) It curves sharply.
(d) It gently rises and falls.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. One woman is described as "burlesque" (6). From the context, which is most likely true?

3. What technique is used in the sentence "The burning sun crept toward a corner of the window and suddenly spilled over the yellow bench" (6)?

4. 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)?

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

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