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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Cloud, Castle, Lake".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ivanovich enjoy reading?
(a) English metaphysical poetry.
(b) Russian lyrical poetry.
(c) French Baroque poetry.
(d) German Classical poetry.

3. What relationship does Vasili Ivanovich have to the story's narrator?
(a) He is a man whom the narrator met on a group tour.
(b) He is the man who was once in love with the narrator's wife.
(c) He is the narrator's former employee.
(d) He is the narrator's brother-in-law.

4. What technique is used in the sentence "The burning sun crept toward a corner of the window and suddenly spilled over the yellow bench" (6)?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Simile.

5. 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) The "configuration of some entirely insignificant objects."
(d) "A memory of love, disguised as a meadow."

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in the phrase "Wispy clouds—greyhounds of heaven" (6)?

2. When the man tells stories about his "philanderings," what is he talking about (5)?

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

4. What does Ivanovich do to distract himself from "the absurdity and horror of the situation" (6)?

5. What instrument does one of the men insist on teaching Ivanovich to play?

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