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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: “1953: Apostles and Apostates”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to fetch the Count to Mr. Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) Petya.
(b) Jozef.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Arkady.

2. At what time does the Count make his nightly rounds of the Boyarsky with his waiters at their stations in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) 5:45.
(b) 6:15.
(c) 6:30.
(d) 7:00.

3. Of the ballroom, the narrator says in Book 1: "An Assembly," "Of course, there is now much more canvas than cashmere in the room, more gray than gold. But is the patch on the elbow really that much different from" what?
(a) "The suit and tie?"
(b) "The epaulette on the shoulder?"
(c) "The sceptor and the crown?"
(d) "The crown on the head?"

4. Where was the Count born?
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Primosky Krai.

5. What verb is called into question in the charter by the members of the meeting in the ballroom in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) "Fascilitate."
(b) "Regulate."
(c) "Employ."
(d) "Instigate."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who delivers the news that Sofia won in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

2. To what does the Count compare "how time passes when one is left waiting unaccountably" in the opening of Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

3. What do Andrey and Emile bring for Sofia after her competition in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

4. When is Sofia directed to report to the Red October Youth Orchestra, according to the official letter that the Count receives in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

5. Where does the Red October Youth Orchestra operate?

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