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

2. 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 artist.
(c) The loner.
(d) The hermit.

3. On page 19, to what does the narrator compare Ivanovich's return journey, away from the lake?
(a) A "sinister game."
(b) A "soul-shattering nightmare."
(c) A "cruel, demeaning prank."
(d) A "hideous fairy tale."

4. What does the narrator remember about the time of year in which the story takes place?
(a) It was damp and cold.
(b) It was shortly after the last snow melted.
(c) The leaves had begun to turn.
(d) It was an exceptionally hot summer.

5. What is Schramm's job title?
(a) Rural enjoyment monitor.
(b) Special stimulator.
(c) Narrative guide.
(d) Official sight illuminator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the job of the older man who talks to Ivanovich about Russia?

2. What does Ivanovich do when he first sees the view of the lake?

3. What does the narrator say is "dangerous for the soul" (7)?

4. What does Ivanovich associate with happiness?

5. In the exclamation "How I hate you, our daily!" what technique is being used (13)?

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