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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 instrument does one of the men insist on teaching Ivanovich to play?
2. What does the narrator say is "dangerous for the soul" (7)?
3. What is the tour group doing in the passage that says "they raised dust along a highway" (12)?
4. What is the job of the older man who talks to Ivanovich about Russia?
5. What does Ivanovich think "must be oriented toward something or someone" (4)?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is it such a relief to Ivanovich when the tour group finally stops for the night at an inn?
2. For what two reasons does Ivanovich sleep badly on the night before the trip begins?
3. Who is Schramm and what function does he serve on the trip?
4. How does Ivanovich end up going on a tour that he does not want to go on?
5. What role does singing seem to play on the tour that Ivanovich is on?
6. What is the difference between the narrative descriptions of people and of nature in this story?
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. 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?
9. What happens when Ivanovich declares that he will stay at the lake instead of returning to Berlin?
10. What is frustrating for Ivanovich about the beauty in the landscapes he sees from the train?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of Ivanovich's unrequited love. Support your ideas with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the characterization of Vasili Ivanovich. Defend your ideas with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about irony in "Cloud, Castle, Lake." Support your ideas with textual evidence.
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