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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 Ivanovich think "must be oriented toward something or someone" (4)?
2. What does Ivanovich feel is happening as the first night of the tour wears on?
3. What description does the narrator give of the train car on page 5?
4. The group leader wears "Tyrolese" clothing. What is true of his clothing?
5. What relationship does Vasili Ivanovich have to the story's narrator?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens at dinnertime on the first day of the trip?
2. Describe the game that the passengers come up with to play on the train.
3. How does Ivanovich end up losing the game that they play on the train, and what happens as a consequence?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. Why does Ivanovich try to avoid singing the songs, and what happens when he is only pretending to sing?
7. Describe the leader of the group excursion.
8. What is frustrating for Ivanovich about the beauty in the landscapes he sees from the train?
9. What role does singing seem to play on the tour that Ivanovich is on?
10. What kinds of things does Ivanovich feel passion for, and what kinds of things does he dislike?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that analyzes the significance of Ivanovich's idea that "the really good life must be oriented toward something or someone" (4). Defend your claims with evidence from the text.
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 examines how ridicule is used to control behavior in "Cloud, Castle, Lake." Support your claims with evidence from the text.
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