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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What instrument does one of the men insist on teaching Ivanovich to play?
(a) Ukulele.
(b) Fiddle.
(c) Mandolin.
(d) Balalaika.

3. Including Ivanovich and the Bureau employees, how many people are in the tour group?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

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

5. How long has Ivanovich been in love with a married woman?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 7 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivanovich associate with happiness?

2. What does Ivanovich enjoy reading?

3. What detail is the narrator uncertain if he is remembering correctly?

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

5. The narrator describes a hill covered with "verdure"; what is this hill covered with?

(see the answer key)

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