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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the exclamation "How I hate you, our daily!" what technique is being used (13)?
(a) Amplification.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Dialect.
(d) Synesthesia.

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

3. What is the job of the older man who talks to Ivanovich about Russia?
(a) Produce distributor.
(b) Paper manufacturer.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Post-office clerk.

4. Which character is said to have "lustreless eyes and a vague velvety vileness" (6)?
(a) Greta.
(b) The widow.
(c) Schramm.
(d) Schultz.

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

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

7. Which of the following describes the group leader accurately?
(a) He has eyes of two different colors.
(b) He has unusually long hair.
(c) He is missing one front tooth.
(d) He is badly sunburned.

8. What does Ivanovich think "must be oriented toward something or someone" (4)?
(a) "Things seen in a dream."
(b) "Some wonderful, tremulous happiness."
(c) "The really good life."
(d) "Creatures still unknown to us."

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

10. 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) A hidden gem.
(b) A statue.
(c) An animal.
(d) A laborer.

11. When the narrator says that the road "undulated," what is being said of this road (12)?
(a) It varies in width.
(b) It abruptly ends.
(c) It gently rises and falls.
(d) It curves sharply.

12. 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.

13. What detail is the narrator uncertain if he is remembering correctly?
(a) The source of the tour tickets.
(b) The time of day the tour departed.
(c) The destination of the tour.
(d) Ivanovich's name.

14. Who greets Ivanovich at the inn near the lake?
(a) A pretty girl.
(b) A puppy.
(c) The innkeeper.
(d) A goose.

15. The group leader wears "Tyrolese" clothing. What is true of his clothing?
(a) It is traditionally worn by shepherds.
(b) It is traditionally worn in the Austrian Alps.
(c) It is traditionally worn in the Black Forest region.
(d) It is traditionally worn by servants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is "dangerous for the soul" (7)?

2. In the phrase "several people, alas, were taking part in the excursion," what is the word "alas" meant to convey (4)?

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

4. When the man tells stories about his "philanderings," what is he talking about (5)?

5. How late is Ivanovich running on the morning the tour leaves?

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