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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is discovered when the group members pool their food for dinner?
2. What does Ivanovich feel is happening as the first night of the tour wears on?
3. Which of the following best characterizes the narrator's attitude toward the absurd process that Ivanovich is told he must follow to sell back the tickets?
4. Who wrote the book that Ivanovich opens on the train?
5. The narrator describes a hill covered with "verdure"; what is this hill covered with?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kinds of things does Ivanovich feel passion for, and what kinds of things does he dislike?
2. How does Ivanovich end up losing the game that they play on the train, and what happens as a consequence?
3. What happens when Ivanovich declares that he will stay at the lake instead of returning to Berlin?
4. On the second day of the tour, what is Ivanovich doing from early morning until early evening?
5. What happens at dinnertime on the first day of the trip?
6. What is the difference between the narrative descriptions of people and of nature in this story?
7. Why is it such a relief to Ivanovich when the tour group finally stops for the night at an inn?
8. Who is Schramm and what function does he serve on the trip?
9. With whom does Ivanovich spend the first night, and how does this person keep Ivanovich awake?
10. Describe the game that the passengers come up with to play on the train.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that analyzes the relationship between Nabokov's own life experiences and the story "Cloud, Castle, Lake." Be sure to offer textual support for your claims and to cite all sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that analyzes the significance of Ivanovich's idea that "the really good life must be oriented toward something or someone" (4). Defend your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that affirms, refutes, or qualifies the following statement: "Vasili Ivanovich is the only character in 'Cloud, Castle, Lake' who can be said to be fully 'awake.'" Use textual evidence to support your claims.
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