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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 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) Paradox.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Simile.
(d) Juxtaposition.

2. Why does the group make Ivanovich eat a cigarette butt?
(a) He accidentally trips one of the women.
(b) He tries to read his book.
(c) He speaks Russian in his sleep.
(d) He loses a game.

3. The narrator describes a hill covered with "verdure"; what is this hill covered with?
(a) Flourishing plants.
(b) Rotting plants.
(c) Cultivated plants.
(d) Sprouting plants.

4. What does Ivanovich associate with happiness?
(a) Music.
(b) His friends.
(c) His childhood.
(d) Work.

5. What technique is used in the phrase "Wispy clouds—greyhounds of heaven" (6)?
(a) Synechdoche.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Metonymy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What detail of Ivanovich's appearance seems to impress the narrator?

2. Which of the following best characterizes the narrator's attitude toward the absurd process that Ivanovich is told he must follow to sell back the tickets?

3. What "fancy-style" item does Ivanovich buy for his trip (3)?

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

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

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