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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 is special about the room at the inn by the lake?
(a) Its library.
(b) Its decor.
(c) Its view.
(d) Its price.

2. One woman is described as "burlesque" (6). From the context, which is most likely true?
(a) She spends most of the trip making jokes.
(b) She seems like an exaggerated caricature.
(c) She is uncomfortably flirtatious.
(d) She works as an exotic dancer in Berlin.

3. 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)?
(a) An animal.
(b) A statue.
(c) A hidden gem.
(d) A laborer.

4. What does the narrator say is "dangerous for the soul" (7)?
(a) The "charm the world acquires when it is wound up and moving like a merry-go-round."
(b) "The anonymity of all the parts of a landscape."
(c) "A memory of love, disguised as a meadow."
(d) The "configuration of some entirely insignificant objects."

5. What does the narrator remember about the time of year in which the story takes place?
(a) It was shortly after the last snow melted.
(b) It was an exceptionally hot summer.
(c) The leaves had begun to turn.
(d) It was damp and cold.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ivanovich think "must be oriented toward something or someone" (4)?

3. What is the tour group doing in the passage that says "they raised dust along a highway" (12)?

4. How late is Ivanovich running on the morning the tour leaves?

5. At the inn near the lake, what nationality does Ivanovich believe the innkeeper to be?

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