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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) Narrative guide.
(b) Rural enjoyment monitor.
(c) Special stimulator.
(d) Official sight illuminator.

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

3. Who wrote the book that Ivanovich opens on the train?
(a) Tiutchev.
(b) De Viau.
(c) Goethe.
(d) Donne.

4. What does Ivanovich associate with happiness?
(a) His friends.
(b) Work.
(c) His childhood.
(d) Music.

5. The group leader is "lanky" (5). What does this mean is true about him?
(a) He moves stiffly.
(b) He is athletic.
(c) He looks unhealthy.
(d) He is tall and thin.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes a hill covered with "verdure"; what is this hill covered with?

2. What technique is used in the story's title?

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

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)?

5. What word does the narrator say describes the appearance of "all creatures still unknown to us" (4)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Ivanovich do as soon as he sits down in the train on the first morning of the trip, and what is the group's reaction?

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. What does Ivanovich do at each of the train stations on the first day of the trip, and what does this show about his character?

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

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