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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: “1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary” — “1924: Anonymity”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day of the week does the Count go for his weekly trim at the hotel barber?
(a) Thursdays.
(b) Tuesdays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Fridays.

2. What color is the smoking jacket that the Count wears to celebrate his anniversary of confinement at the Hotel Metropole in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Burgundy.

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

4. Who is the fruit seller that Count Rostov calls out to when he is escorted from the Kremlin onto Red Square in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Emile.
(c) Andrey.
(d) Ilya.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What verb is called into question in the charter by the members of the meeting in the ballroom in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

2. What is the room number to which Anna Urbanova invites the Count to visit her in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

3. Why does the Count go to see Marina in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

4. What bridge does the Count describe Princess Golitsyn's carriage crossing in his story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

5. At what time does the narrator describe Count Rostov being escorted through the gates of the Kremlin onto Red Square in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

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