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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. 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) 6:30.
(b) 6:15.
(c) 7:00.
(d) 5:45.

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

3. In what Shakespearean play does Dogberry appear, as noted in the allusion in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) All's Well that Ends Well.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Much Ado About Nothing.
(d) A Midsummer Night's Dream.

4. What do Andrey and Emile bring for Sofia after her competition in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) A cake.
(b) A pie.
(c) A roast goose.
(d) A bottle of champagne.

5. What is Emile's last name?
(a) Urbanova.
(b) Rostov.
(c) Kulikova.
(d) Zhukovsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date do the Count and Nina sneak into the balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

2. Who is the director of the Red October Youth Orchestra that visits the Count in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

3. 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"?

4. In Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates," when the Count learns that Sofia won, the narrator says, "For the first time in twenty years, the Count let out a shout." What does the Count shout out?

5. Who is holding their second meeting while the Count and Nina spy from the ballroom balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

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