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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. The group leader is "lanky" (5). What does this mean is true about him?
2. What does Ivanovich enjoy reading?
3. What is unusual about the four people who work together?
4. What technique is used in the phrase "Wispy clouds—greyhounds of heaven" (6)?
5. Which of the following describes the group leader accurately?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the leader of the group excursion.
2. 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?
3. What direct characterization of Ivanovich does the narrator offer?
4. What is the difference between the narrative descriptions of people and of nature in this story?
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 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. For what two reasons does Ivanovich sleep badly on the night before the trip begins?
9. What is frustrating for Ivanovich about the beauty in the landscapes he sees from the train?
10. With whom does Ivanovich spend the first night, and how does this person keep Ivanovich awake?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about irony in "Cloud, Castle, Lake." Support your ideas with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the role of names in "Cloud, Castle, Lake." Offer textual support for your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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