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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) Depression.
(b) Criminality.
(c) Independence.
(d) Intellect.

2. What is discovered when the group members pool their food for dinner?
(a) Most of the food has been spoiled by the long journey.
(b) Some have brought very little food along.
(c) Ivanovich is the only one who has brought something different.
(d) The women are unwilling to prepare the food for the men.

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

4. What technique is used in the phrase "toward a train lurking behind other trains"?
(a) Cacophony.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Personification.

5. What "fancy-style" item does Ivanovich buy for his trip (3)?
(a) A flannel shirt.
(b) A pair of hiking boots.
(c) An enormous backpack.
(d) A walking stick.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the man tells stories about his "philanderings," what is he talking about (5)?

3. How long has Ivanovich been in love with a married woman?

4. Why does the group make Ivanovich eat a cigarette butt?

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

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