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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 detail of Ivanovich's appearance seems to impress the narrator?
(a) His healthy complexion.
(b) His athletic physique.
(c) His neatly trimmed hair.
(d) His elegant clothing.

2. What description does the narrator give of the train car on page 5?
(a) It is "cattle-car bare."
(b) It "echoes like a tin box."
(c) It is "unmistakably third-class."
(d) It "reeks of holiday revelry."

3. One woman is described as "burlesque" (6). From the context, which is most likely true?
(a) She seems like an exaggerated caricature.
(b) She works as an exotic dancer in Berlin.
(c) She is uncomfortably flirtatious.
(d) She spends most of the trip making jokes.

4. What is special about the room at the inn by the lake?
(a) Its price.
(b) Its library.
(c) Its decor.
(d) Its view.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At what time of the morning is Ivanovich supposed to report for the tour?

4. What does the Bureau's song equate with solitude?

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

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