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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 does Ivanovich do to distract himself from "the absurdity and horror of the situation" (6)?
(a) Reads his book.
(b) Plays solitaire.
(c) Looks out the window at the scenery.
(d) Tries to fall asleep.

2. 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 architectural figure of a bird.
(b) An image found in a metrical foot of poetry.
(c) A tower in the shape of a digit, like a toe or finger.
(d) A type of stone used in medieval constructions.

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

4. Who is the author of "Cloud, Castle, Lake"?
(a) Leo Tolstoy.
(b) Vladimir Nabokov.
(c) Anton Chekhov.
(d) Ivan Turgenev

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is discovered when the group members pool their food for dinner?

3. What does the narrator say is "dangerous for the soul" (7)?

4. What does Ivanovich enjoy reading?

5. How long has Ivanovich been in love with a married woman?

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