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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: “1926: Adieu”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador" open?
(a) March 25.
(b) June 21.
(c) September 12.
(d) June 1.

2. 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"?
(a) 8:30.
(b) 5:30.
(c) 6:30.
(d) 7:30.

3. How old is Nina in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) 9.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 13.

4. What is the Count's response when the couple asks him "What are you doing here?" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) "I am... inspecting your locks."
(b) "I am... from the barber shop."
(c) "I am... from the drapers."
(d) "I am... a bellhop."

5. Who is the boy that is with Nina in the ballroom when the Count enters in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Boris.
(c) Oleg.
(d) Pavel.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Count tells Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..." "Manners are not like" what?

2. Who is the author of the book of essays that the Count is reading in the beginning of Book 1: "An Appointment"?

3. When the Count enters the ballroom in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," Nina explains that she and her friend are testing the "hypotheses of two renowned mathematicians in a single experiment." Who are the mathematicians being tested?

4. How old is Princess Novobaczky turning on her birthday in the example given by the narrator in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

5. By what name does the Count call the one-eyed cat at the Hotel Metropole?

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