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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Bureau's song equate with solitude?
(a) Depression.
(b) Criminality.
(c) Intellect.
(d) Independence.

2. What is Ivanovich expected to carry during the second day of the tour?
(a) An extra rucksack.
(b) Sausage.
(c) His own boots.
(d) Bread.

3. When the narrator says that the road "undulated," what is being said of this road (12)?
(a) It gently rises and falls.
(b) It curves sharply.
(c) It varies in width.
(d) It abruptly ends.

4. What instrument does one of the men insist on teaching Ivanovich to play?
(a) Balalaika.
(b) Fiddle.
(c) Mandolin.
(d) Ukulele.

5. What detail is the narrator uncertain if he is remembering correctly?
(a) The time of day the tour departed.
(b) Ivanovich's name.
(c) The source of the tour tickets.
(d) The destination of the tour.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the description of the "mother-of-pearl claws on his dirty toes," what is the man with whom Ivanovich spends the night being compared to (12)?

2. Who is depicted "in a low-cut gown" on page 4?

3. Including Ivanovich and the Bureau employees, how many people are in the tour group?

4. What does the narrator remember about the time of year in which the story takes place?

5. The group leader wears "Tyrolese" clothing. What is true of his clothing?

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