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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the inn near the lake, what nationality does Ivanovich believe the innkeeper to be?
(a) German.
(b) Russian.
(c) Italian.
(d) Austrian.

3. Who is depicted "in a low-cut gown" on page 4?
(a) Mercy.
(b) Temperance.
(c) Justice.
(d) Fate.

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

5. What is unusual about the four people who work together?
(a) The men are married to the two women's sisters.
(b) Two have the same last name and two have the same first name.
(c) All of them quit their jobs right before this trip.
(d) They work for the same employer but have never met until this trip.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Ivanovich told he will need to get a "certificate of non-absence from the city for the summertime" (3)?

3. On page 19, to what does the narrator compare Ivanovich's return journey, away from the lake?

4. What does Ivanovich enjoy reading?

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

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