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

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

3. What is special about the room at the inn by the lake?
(a) Its library.
(b) Its decor.
(c) Its view.
(d) Its price.

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

5. What does Ivanovich do when he first sees the view of the lake?
(a) Gasps aloud.
(b) Falls to his knees.
(c) Presses his hand to his heart.
(d) Begins to weep.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Whom does the Bureau's song recommend should be "killed" by a walk in the countryside with "the good, the hearty guys" (9)?

4. What does the narrator remember about the time of year in which the story takes place?

5. On page 19, to what does the narrator compare Ivanovich's return journey, away from the lake?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. For what two reasons does Ivanovich sleep badly on the night before the trip begins?

5. On the third day of the tour, what does Ivanovich see that makes him feel the happiness he dreamed he might find on the trip?

6. Why is it such a relief to Ivanovich when the tour group finally stops for the night at an inn?

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

8. How does Ivanovich end up going on a tour that he does not want to go on?

9. What is the difference between the narrative descriptions of people and of nature in this story?

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

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