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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 the tour group doing in the passage that says "they raised dust along a highway" (12)?
(a) Riding in a car.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Walking.
(d) Digging.

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

3. At what time of the morning is Ivanovich supposed to report for the tour?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 11 a.m.
(c) 7 a.m.
(d) 9 a.m.

4. What is the "unusual expression" of the lake's water (14)?
(a) An oddly red color.
(b) Ripples that seem to follow Ivanovich along the shore.
(c) Waves moving away from the shore instead of towards it.
(d) A cloud reflected in its center.

5. Who wrote the book that Ivanovich opens on the train?
(a) De Viau.
(b) Donne.
(c) Tiutchev.
(d) Goethe.

Short Answer Questions

1. The group leader is "lanky" (5). What does this mean is true about him?

2. Including Ivanovich and the Bureau employees, how many people are in the tour group?

3. What is special about the room at the inn by the lake?

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

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

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