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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 relationship does Vasili Ivanovich have to the story's narrator?
(a) He is the man who was once in love with the narrator's wife.
(b) He is a man whom the narrator met on a group tour.
(c) He is the narrator's brother-in-law.
(d) He is the narrator's former employee.

2. What detail of Ivanovich's appearance seems to impress the narrator?
(a) His neatly trimmed hair.
(b) His elegant clothing.
(c) His athletic physique.
(d) His healthy complexion.

3. Whom does the Bureau's song recommend should be "killed" by a walk in the countryside with "the good, the hearty guys" (9)?
(a) The outsider.
(b) The loner.
(c) The hermit.
(d) The artist.

4. Including Ivanovich and the Bureau employees, how many people are in the tour group?
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

5. How long has Ivanovich been in love with a married woman?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 7 months.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 3 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What detail is the narrator uncertain if he is remembering correctly?

2. Which character is said to have "lustreless eyes and a vague velvety vileness" (6)?

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

4. At the inn near the lake, what nationality does Ivanovich believe the innkeeper to be?

5. Who is the author of "Cloud, Castle, Lake"?

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