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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What detail of Ivanovich's appearance seems to impress the narrator?
2. What instrument does one of the men insist on teaching Ivanovich to play?
3. In the exclamation "How I hate you, our daily!" what technique is being used (13)?
4. What technique is used in the phrase "Wispy clouds—greyhounds of heaven" (6)?
5. Who greets Ivanovich at the inn near the lake?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Schramm and what function does he serve on the trip?
2. What role does singing seem to play on the tour that Ivanovich is on?
3. What is the difference between the narrative descriptions of people and of nature in this story?
4. For what two reasons does Ivanovich sleep badly on the night before the trip begins?
5. What happens at dinnertime on the first day of 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 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?
8. Describe the game that the passengers come up with to play on the train.
9. Describe the leader of the group excursion.
10. On the second day of the tour, what is Ivanovich doing from early morning until early evening?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One word that can be used to describe "Cloud, Castle, Lake" is "carnivalesque." Look up the literary definition of this word and then write an essay that analyzes the story as an example of the carnivalesque. Support your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about both the literal and figurative meanings of sleep in "Cloud, Castle, Lake." Support your assertions with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the characterization of Vasili Ivanovich. Defend your ideas with textual evidence.
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