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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 is discovered when the group members pool their food for dinner?
2. Who greets Ivanovich at the inn near the lake?
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. The narrator describes a hill covered with "verdure"; what is this hill covered with?
5. The group leader wears "Tyrolese" clothing. What is true of his clothing?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How does Ivanovich end up going on a tour that he does not want to go on?
3. How does Ivanovich end up losing the game that they play on the train, and what happens as a consequence?
4. What is the difference between the narrative descriptions of people and of nature in this story?
5. Describe the game that the passengers come up with to play on the train.
6. Who is Schramm and what function does he serve on the trip?
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 second day of the tour, what is Ivanovich doing from early morning until early evening?
9. What happens when Ivanovich declares that he will stay at the lake instead of returning to Berlin?
10. Why is it such a relief to Ivanovich when the tour group finally stops for the night at an inn?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that examines how ridicule is used to control behavior in "Cloud, Castle, Lake." Support your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the purpose of framing the story as a recollection. Defend your ideas with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the idea of "hope" in "Cloud, Castle, Lake." Support your assertions with evidence from the text.
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