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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: "An Assembly" - "Advent".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what date does Book 1: "Around and About" open?
(a) June 21.
(b) March 13.
(c) September 12.
(d) July 12.

3. Who is the statue of that sits outside the door of room 316 of the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Odin.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Gorky.

4. Who is the baron that managed the Hotel Metropole when the Count's godfather was involved in a duel?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Arkady.
(c) Audrius.
(d) Keffler.

5. Who is the author of the book of essays that the Count is reading in the beginning of Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Montaigne.
(c) Federova.
(d) Breguet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?

2. 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"?

3. What Shakespearean play does the author allude to when describing the Count's appointment in Book 1: "An Appointment"?

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

5. Where was Princess Golitsyn on her way to a ball in the Count's story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

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