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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the narrator says that the road "undulated," what is being said of this road (12)?
(a) It varies in width.
(b) It curves sharply.
(c) It gently rises and falls.
(d) It abruptly ends.

3. What technique is used in the phrase "Wispy clouds—greyhounds of heaven" (6)?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Synechdoche.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Metaphor.

4. The narrator describes a hill covered with "verdure"; what is this hill covered with?
(a) Flourishing plants.
(b) Sprouting plants.
(c) Cultivated plants.
(d) Rotting plants.

5. Which detail of the group leader's appearance is associated with authoritarianism?
(a) Walking stick.
(b) Knapsack.
(c) Tyrolese clothing.
(d) Hobnailed boots.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Ivanovich enjoy reading?

4. How long has Ivanovich been in love with a married woman?

5. Who hosted the charity ball where Ivanovich won the tour?

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