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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: “1954: Applause and Acclaim” — “Adulthood”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How tall is the Count described as being?
(a) 6'5".
(b) 5'11".
(c) 6'3".
(d) 6'1".

2. Where does the Red October Youth Orchestra operate?
(a) Kiev.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Stalingrad.
(d) St. Petersburg.

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

4. Who delivers the news that Sofia won in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) Anna.
(b) Osip.
(c) Marina.
(d) Emile.

5. Where are the Count and Sofia going to dine in the opening of Book 4: "1952: America"?
(a) The Spotted Dog.
(b) The Piazza.
(c) The Shalyapin.
(d) The Boyarsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the interior artist surmise "a room is the summation of" in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?

2. What are the names of the bellhops at the Hotel Metropol?

3. Where is the Count planning on meeting with Mishka in the beginning of Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

4. The narrator says in Book 5: "1954: Applause and Acclaim," "It is a well-known fact that of all of the species on earth Homo sapiens is among the most" what?

5. How old is Pudgy Webster described as being when he arrives in Moscow in Book 5: "1954: Applause and Acclaim"?

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