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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 "fancy-style" item does Ivanovich buy for his trip (3)?

2. What does Ivanovich associate with happiness?

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. What technique is used in the phrase "Wispy clouds—greyhounds of heaven" (6)?

5. What is Ivanovich expected to carry during the second day of the tour?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at dinnertime on the first day of the trip?

2. Who is Schramm and what function does he serve on the trip?

3. With whom does Ivanovich spend the first night, and how does this person keep Ivanovich awake?

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. What role does singing seem to play on the tour that Ivanovich is on?

6. What happens when Ivanovich declares that he will stay at the lake instead of returning to Berlin?

7. What kinds of things does Ivanovich feel passion for, and what kinds of things does he dislike?

8. What is frustrating for Ivanovich about the beauty in the landscapes he sees from the train?

9. On the second day of the tour, what is Ivanovich doing from early morning until early evening?

10. For what two reasons does Ivanovich sleep badly on the night before the trip begins?

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 significance of Ivanovich's status as a Russian refugee in "Cloud, Castle, Lake." Be sure to support your assertions with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that analyzes the role of the Bureau of Pleasantrips in "Cloud, Castle, Lake." Support your claims with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that analyzes the significance of the story's final two sentences. Defend your claims with evidence from the text.

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