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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 Ivanovich do when he first sees the view of the lake?
(a) Begins to weep.
(b) Falls to his knees.
(c) Presses his hand to his heart.
(d) Gasps aloud.

2. Which character is said to have "lustreless eyes and a vague velvety vileness" (6)?
(a) The widow.
(b) Schramm.
(c) Greta.
(d) Schultz.

3. The group leader is "lanky" (5). What does this mean is true about him?
(a) He is tall and thin.
(b) He looks unhealthy.
(c) He is athletic.
(d) He moves stiffly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What relationship does Vasili Ivanovich have to the story's narrator?

2. After dinner, what do the other tour members insist that Ivanovich do?

3. What does Ivanovich think "must be oriented toward something or someone" (4)?

4. What is the "unusual expression" of the lake's water (14)?

5. Why does the group make Ivanovich eat a cigarette butt?

(see the answer key)

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