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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 technique is used in the story's title?
(a) Euphony.
(b) Non Sequitur.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Asyndeton.

2. Who wrote the book that Ivanovich opens on the train?
(a) Goethe.
(b) De Viau.
(c) Tiutchev.
(d) Donne.

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

4. What is the job of the older man who talks to Ivanovich about Russia?
(a) Produce distributor.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Paper manufacturer.
(d) Post-office clerk.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What instrument does one of the men insist on teaching Ivanovich to play?

5. What does the narrator remember about the time of year in which the story takes place?

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