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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: “Adjustments” — “Addendum”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who waits on the Count and Sofia at the Piazza in Book 3: "Adjustments"?
(a) Andrey.
(b) Audrius.
(c) Martyn.
(d) The Bishop.

2. What date is described in Book 3: "Arachne's Art" as "the launch of the First Five-Year Plan"?
(a) March 12, 1902.
(b) January 3, 1928.
(c) September, 20, 1885.
(d) June 12, 1887.

3. At what time does the Count awaken in the beginning of Book 3: "1930"?
(a) 5:30.
(b) 7:30.
(c) 6:30.
(d) 8:30.

4. By what name does the Count call the one-eyed cat at the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Kutuzov.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Pavel.

5. What is Mr. Halecki's first name?
(a) Emile.
(b) Petya.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Jozef.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what affectionate name does the Count refer to the grand dining room off the lobby at the Hotel Metropole?

2. To whom does the Count take Sofia to see if she will watch over her in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting"?

3. In the hiding game that the Count plays with Sofia in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting," what item does he hide?

4. On what date does Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary" begin?

5. In Book 3: "Arachne's Art," the author uses a simile in describing Emile. It is stated, "If the kitchen of the Boyarsky is an orchestra and Emile its conductor, then his chopping knife is" what?

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