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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 does the Bureau's song equate with solitude?
2. Where is Ivanovich told he will need to get a "certificate of non-absence from the city for the summertime" (3)?
3. Which of the following best characterizes the narrator's attitude toward the absurd process that Ivanovich is told he must follow to sell back the tickets?
4. What does Ivanovich think "must be oriented toward something or someone" (4)?
5. One woman is described as "burlesque" (6). From the context, which is most likely true?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what two reasons does Ivanovich sleep badly on the night before the trip begins?
2. What is frustrating for Ivanovich about the beauty in the landscapes he sees from the train?
3. What happens when Ivanovich declares that he will stay at the lake instead of returning to Berlin?
4. Describe the game that the passengers come up with to play on the train.
5. Who is Schramm and what function does he serve on the trip?
6. What happens at dinnertime on the first day of the trip?
7. How does Ivanovich end up losing the game that they play on the train, and what happens as a consequence?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. Why does Ivanovich try to avoid singing the songs, and what happens when he is only pretending to sing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that analyzes the relationship between Nabokov's own life experiences and the story "Cloud, Castle, Lake." Be sure to offer textual support for your claims and to cite all sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the motif of marginalization in "Cloud, Castle, Lake." Support your ideas with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of Ivanovich's status as a Russian refugee in "Cloud, Castle, Lake." Be sure to support your assertions with evidence from the text.
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