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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 word does the narrator say describes the appearance of "all creatures still unknown to us" (4)?
(a) "Formidable."
(b) "Innocent."
(c) "Drowsy."
(d) "Cryptic."

2. What is the tour group doing in the passage that says "they raised dust along a highway" (12)?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Walking.
(c) Riding in a car.
(d) Digging.

3. Who greets Ivanovich at the inn near the lake?
(a) A goose.
(b) The innkeeper.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A pretty girl.

4. Why does the group make Ivanovich eat a cigarette butt?
(a) He loses a game.
(b) He accidentally trips one of the women.
(c) He tries to read his book.
(d) He speaks Russian in his sleep.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is unusual about the four people who work together?

3. When Ivanovich falls asleep on the third day of the tour, how do the others wake him up?

4. What does Ivanovich enjoy reading?

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

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