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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 "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.

2. What is unusual about the four people who work together?
(a) The men are married to the two women's sisters.
(b) All of them quit their jobs right before this trip.
(c) They work for the same employer but have never met until this trip.
(d) Two have the same last name and two have the same first name.

3. On page 19, to what does the narrator compare Ivanovich's return journey, away from the lake?
(a) A "cruel, demeaning prank."
(b) A "sinister game."
(c) A "hideous fairy tale."
(d) A "soul-shattering nightmare."

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

5. What does Ivanovich think "must be oriented toward something or someone" (4)?
(a) "The really good life."
(b) "Things seen in a dream."
(c) "Some wonderful, tremulous happiness."
(d) "Creatures still unknown to us."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. After dinner, what do the other tour members insist that Ivanovich do?

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)?

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