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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: "Anyway..." - "Around and About".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Shakespearean play does the author allude to when describing the Count's appointment in Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Twelfth Night.
(d) Henry V.

2. What does the Count order at the dining room adjacent to the lobby of the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship"?
(a) Vichyssoise and veal.
(b) A Caesar salad and potato cakes.
(c) Lamb stew and potatoes.
(d) Okroshka and filet of sole.

3. Whose magical ball of thread led Theseas safely from the lair of the Minotaur, according to the narrator in Book 1: "Around and About"?
(a) Ares's.
(b) Ophelia's.
(c) Ariadne's.
(d) Poseidon's.

4. Prior to the opening of Book 1, there is a poem credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov. What is the year of the poem cited?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1919.

5. What is the title of the poem that is credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov that opens the novel?
(a) "Where Is It Now?"
(b) "The Round Table."
(c) "The Battle Station."
(d) "Dancing."

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador" open?

2. On what date does Book 1: "Around and About" open?

3. 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"?

4. Who is the baron that managed the Hotel Metropole when the Count's godfather was involved in a duel?

5. Where is the Count to meet Nina for his appointment in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

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