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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who hosted the charity ball where Ivanovich won the tour?
(a) The narrator's business.
(b) Russian refugees.
(c) A German tourism trade group.
(d) The German government.

4. 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)?
(a) Simile.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Juxtaposition.

5. What word does the narrator say describes the appearance of "all creatures still unknown to us" (4)?
(a) "Drowsy."
(b) "Cryptic."
(c) "Formidable."
(d) "Innocent."

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in the phrase "Wispy clouds—greyhounds of heaven" (6)?

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

3. Which detail of the group leader's appearance is associated with authoritarianism?

4. What is the "unusual expression" of the lake's water (14)?

5. When the narrator says that the road "undulated," what is being said of this road (12)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is frustrating for Ivanovich about the beauty in the landscapes he sees from the train?

2. What kinds of things does Ivanovich feel passion for, and what kinds of things does he dislike?

3. On the second day of the tour, what is Ivanovich doing from early morning until early evening?

4. What happens when Ivanovich declares that he will stay at the lake instead of returning to Berlin?

5. Describe the leader of the group excursion.

6. What direct characterization of Ivanovich does the narrator offer?

7. Who is Schramm and what function does he serve on the trip?

8. What happens at dinnertime on the first day of the trip?

9. How does Ivanovich end up losing the game that they play on the train, and what happens as a consequence?

10. What role does singing seem to play on the tour that Ivanovich is on?

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