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

2. How does Ivanovich get to the train on the morning of his departure?
(a) The narrator drives him.
(b) He walks.
(c) He takes a taxi.
(d) He takes a streetcar.

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

4. What does the narrator say is "dangerous for the soul" (7)?
(a) The "configuration of some entirely insignificant objects."
(b) The "charm the world acquires when it is wound up and moving like a merry-go-round."
(c) "A memory of love, disguised as a meadow."
(d) "The anonymity of all the parts of a landscape."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of "Cloud, Castle, Lake"?

3. Where is Ivanovich told he will need to get a "certificate of non-absence from the city for the summertime" (3)?

4. What does Ivanovich think "must be oriented toward something or someone" (4)?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the game that the passengers come up with to play on the train.

2. 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?

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

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

5. Why does Ivanovich try to avoid singing the songs, and what happens when he is only pretending to sing?

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

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

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

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

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

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