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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What technique is used in the phrase "toward a train lurking behind other trains"?
(a) Cacophony.
(b) Personification.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Hyperbole.

2. Where is Ivanovich told he will need to get a "certificate of non-absence from the city for the summertime" (3)?
(a) From the Bureau of Pleasantrips.
(b) From the police.
(c) From his physician.
(d) From his employer.

3. Who greets Ivanovich at the inn near the lake?
(a) A pretty girl.
(b) A goose.
(c) A puppy.
(d) The innkeeper.

4. One woman is described as "burlesque" (6). From the context, which is most likely true?
(a) She works as an exotic dancer in Berlin.
(b) She seems like an exaggerated caricature.
(c) She is uncomfortably flirtatious.
(d) She spends most of the trip making jokes.

5. What does Ivanovich enjoy reading?
(a) Russian lyrical poetry.
(b) German Classical poetry.
(c) English metaphysical poetry.
(d) French Baroque poetry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the narrator says that the road "undulated," what is being said of this road (12)?

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

4. What is Schramm's job title?

5. Whom does the Bureau's song recommend should be "killed" by a walk in the countryside with "the good, the hearty guys" (9)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between the narrative descriptions of people and of nature in this story?

2. What kinds of things does Ivanovich feel passion for, and what kinds of things does he dislike?

3. With whom does Ivanovich spend the first night, and how does this person keep Ivanovich awake?

4. How does Ivanovich end up going on a tour that he does not want to go on?

5. What happens when Ivanovich declares that he will stay at the lake instead of returning to Berlin?

6. On the second day of the tour, what is Ivanovich doing from early morning until early evening?

7. Describe the leader of the group excursion.

8. Who is Schramm and what function does he serve on the trip?

9. How does Ivanovich end up losing the game that they play on the train, and what happens as a consequence?

10. Why does Ivanovich try to avoid singing the songs, and what happens when he is only pretending to sing?

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