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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. Why does the group make Ivanovich eat a cigarette butt?
2. What is special about the room at the inn by the lake?
3. What relationship does Vasili Ivanovich have to the story's narrator?
4. The group leader wears "Tyrolese" clothing. What is true of his clothing?
5. When the man tells stories about his "philanderings," what is he talking about (5)?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the game that the passengers come up with to play on the train.
2. What happens when Ivanovich declares that he will stay at the lake instead of returning to Berlin?
3. Why is it such a relief to Ivanovich when the tour group finally stops for the night at an inn?
4. Who is Schramm and what function does he serve on the trip?
5. What kinds of things does Ivanovich feel passion for, and what kinds of things does he dislike?
6. Why does Ivanovich try to avoid singing the songs, and what happens when he is only pretending to sing?
7. What role does singing seem to play on the tour that Ivanovich is on?
8. What direct characterization of Ivanovich does the narrator offer?
9. For what two reasons does Ivanovich sleep badly on the night before the trip begins?
10. What is the difference between the narrative descriptions of people and of nature in this story?
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 purpose of framing the story as a recollection. Defend your ideas with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the idea of "happiness" in "Cloud, Castle, Lake." Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.
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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