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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time of the morning is Ivanovich supposed to report for the tour?
(a) 11 a.m.
(b) 7 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 9 a.m.

2. How does the text's language change when the group gets off the train at the last stop on the first day?
(a) The language becomes more circuitous.
(b) The language becomes more conversational.
(c) The language becomes more grandiloquent.
(d) The language becomes more lyrical.

3. After dinner, what do the other tour members insist that Ivanovich do?
(a) Sing a solo.
(b) Prove that he knows where they are going.
(c) Teach them a few words of Russian.
(d) Practice speaking German more clearly.

4. Who wrote the book that Ivanovich opens on the train?
(a) Tiutchev.
(b) Goethe.
(c) De Viau.
(d) Donne.

5. What does Ivanovich do to distract himself from "the absurdity and horror of the situation" (6)?
(a) Plays solitaire.
(b) Reads his book.
(c) Tries to fall asleep.
(d) Looks out the window at the scenery.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the man tells stories about his "philanderings," what is he talking about (5)?

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

3. What technique is used in the phrase "toward a train lurking behind other trains"?

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

5. What word does the narrator say describes the appearance of "all creatures still unknown to us" (4)?

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