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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 Schramm's job title?
(a) Official sight illuminator.
(b) Rural enjoyment monitor.
(c) Special stimulator.
(d) Narrative guide.

2. When the man tells stories about his "philanderings," what is he talking about (5)?
(a) Donations to charity.
(b) Stamp collecting.
(c) Getting very drunk with friends.
(d) Casual sexual relationships.

3. At the inn near the lake, what nationality does Ivanovich believe the innkeeper to be?
(a) Italian.
(b) Russian.
(c) German.
(d) Austrian.

4. When Ivanovich falls asleep on the third day of the tour, how do the others wake him up?
(a) By singing loudly in his ear.
(b) By pouring water on him.
(c) By slapping him.
(d) By throwing a sausage at him.

5. In the description of the "mother-of-pearl claws on his dirty toes," what is the man with whom Ivanovich spends the night being compared to (12)?
(a) An animal.
(b) A laborer.
(c) A statue.
(d) A hidden gem.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ivanovich do when he first sees the view of the lake?

3. What is the tour group doing in the passage that says "they raised dust along a highway" (12)?

4. Who wrote the book that Ivanovich opens on the train?

5. Whom does the Bureau's song recommend should be "killed" by a walk in the countryside with "the good, the hearty guys" (9)?

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