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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Skeptical.
(b) Bemused.
(c) Scornful.
(d) Matter-of-fact.

2. What does the Bureau's song equate with solitude?
(a) Criminality.
(b) Intellect.
(c) Independence.
(d) Depression.

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

4. What does Ivanovich do to distract himself from "the absurdity and horror of the situation" (6)?
(a) Plays solitaire.
(b) Tries to fall asleep.
(c) Looks out the window at the scenery.
(d) Reads his book.

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

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

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

8. Which detail of the group leader's appearance is associated with authoritarianism?
(a) Hobnailed boots.
(b) Tyrolese clothing.
(c) Knapsack.
(d) Walking stick.

9. How does the text's language change when the group gets off the train at the last stop on the first day?
(a) The language becomes more conversational.
(b) The language becomes more circuitous.
(c) The language becomes more lyrical.
(d) The language becomes more grandiloquent.

10. How late is Ivanovich running on the morning the tour leaves?
(a) 3 minutes.
(b) 1 minute.
(c) 18 minutes.
(d) 12 minutes.

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

12. What does Ivanovich enjoy reading?
(a) German Classical poetry.
(b) French Baroque poetry.
(c) English metaphysical poetry.
(d) Russian lyrical poetry.

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

14. What is Schramm's job title?
(a) Narrative guide.
(b) Rural enjoyment monitor.
(c) Special stimulator.
(d) Official sight illuminator.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the exclamation "How I hate you, our daily!" what technique is being used (13)?

2. Who is depicted "in a low-cut gown" on page 4?

3. What is the tour group doing in the passage that says "they raised dust along a highway" (12)?

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

5. 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)?

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