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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 is unusual about the four people who work together?
(a) All of them quit their jobs right before this trip.
(b) The men are married to the two women's sisters.
(c) Two have the same last name and two have the same first name.
(d) They work for the same employer but have never met until this trip.
2. Who is depicted "in a low-cut gown" on page 4?
(a) Mercy.
(b) Temperance.
(c) Justice.
(d) Fate.
3. What "fancy-style" item does Ivanovich buy for his trip (3)?
(a) A pair of hiking boots.
(b) A walking stick.
(c) An enormous backpack.
(d) A flannel shirt.
4. What does Ivanovich enjoy reading?
(a) English metaphysical poetry.
(b) German Classical poetry.
(c) French Baroque poetry.
(d) Russian lyrical poetry.
5. 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?
(a) Scornful.
(b) Bemused.
(c) Matter-of-fact.
(d) Skeptical.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is special about the room at the inn by the lake?
2. From context, what is the likely meaning of the word "dactyl" in "On the other side...towered, arising from dactyl to dactyl, an ancient black castle" (14)?
3. What technique is used in the story's title?
4. What does Ivanovich feel is happening as the first night of the tour wears on?
5. What does the narrator say is "dangerous for the soul" (7)?
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