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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. How does the text's language change when the group gets off the train at the last stop on the first day?
2. What is Ivanovich expected to carry during the second day of the tour?
3. In the phrase "several people, alas, were taking part in the excursion," what is the word "alas" meant to convey (4)?
4. What does the narrator say is "dangerous for the soul" (7)?
5. What relationship does Vasili Ivanovich have to the story's narrator?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Ivanovich try to avoid singing the songs, and what happens when he is only pretending to sing?
2. How does Ivanovich end up going on a tour that he does not want to go on?
3. With whom does Ivanovich spend the first night, and how does this person keep Ivanovich awake?
4. What happens when Ivanovich declares that he will stay at the lake instead of returning to Berlin?
5. 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?
6. What is frustrating for Ivanovich about the beauty in the landscapes he sees from the train?
7. For what two reasons does Ivanovich sleep badly on the night before the trip begins?
8. Who is Schramm and what function does he serve on the trip?
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. What direct characterization of Ivanovich does the narrator offer?
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 characterization of Vasili Ivanovich. Defend your ideas with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write an essay that affirms, refutes, or qualifies the following statement: "Vasili Ivanovich is the only character in 'Cloud, Castle, Lake' who can be said to be fully 'awake.'" Use textual evidence to support your claims.
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