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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Cloud, Castle, Lake".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Including Ivanovich and the Bureau employees, how many people are in the tour group?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

2. What is the job of the older man who talks to Ivanovich about Russia?
(a) Post-office clerk.
(b) Produce distributor.
(c) Paper manufacturer.
(d) Accountant.

3. How late is Ivanovich running on the morning the tour leaves?
(a) 3 minutes.
(b) 1 minute.
(c) 18 minutes.
(d) 12 minutes.

4. What does Ivanovich associate with happiness?
(a) Music.
(b) His childhood.
(c) Work.
(d) His friends.

5. Who greets Ivanovich at the inn near the lake?
(a) A goose.
(b) A puppy.
(c) The innkeeper.
(d) A pretty girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator says that the road "undulated," what is being said of this road (12)?

2. At the inn near the lake, what nationality does Ivanovich believe the innkeeper to be?

3. What does Ivanovich feel is happening as the first night of the tour wears on?

4. In the phrase "several people, alas, were taking part in the excursion," what is the word "alas" meant to convey (4)?

5. What is unusual about the four people who work together?

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