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

2. Which of the following describes the group leader accurately?
(a) He has eyes of two different colors.
(b) He is missing one front tooth.
(c) He has unusually long hair.
(d) He is badly sunburned.

3. What does the Bureau's song equate with solitude?
(a) Intellect.
(b) Depression.
(c) Independence.
(d) Criminality.

4. Which detail of the group leader's appearance is associated with authoritarianism?
(a) Walking stick.
(b) Tyrolese clothing.
(c) Hobnailed boots.
(d) Knapsack.

5. From context, what is the likely meaning of the word "dactyl" in "On the other side...towered, arising from dactyl to dactyl, an ancient black castle" (14)?
(a) An image found in a metrical foot of poetry.
(b) A type of stone used in medieval constructions.
(c) An architectural figure of a bird.
(d) A tower in the shape of a digit, like a toe or finger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the phrase "several people, alas, were taking part in the excursion," what is the word "alas" meant to convey (4)?

2. When the narrator says that the road "undulated," what is being said of this road (12)?

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

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

5. What word does the narrator say describes the appearance of "all creatures still unknown to us" (4)?

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