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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: “1930” — “An Afternoon Assignation”.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is described as the sous-chef of the Boyarsky in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?
(a) Petra.
(b) Ilya.
(c) Emile.
(d) Stanislav.
2. By what name does the Count call the one-eyed cat at the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Kutuzov.
(b) Fyodor.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Pavel.
3. Of the ballroom, the narrator says in Book 1: "An Assembly," "Of course, there is now much more canvas than cashmere in the room, more gray than gold. But is the patch on the elbow really that much different from" what?
(a) "The crown on the head?"
(b) "The suit and tie?"
(c) "The sceptor and the crown?"
(d) "The epaulette on the shoulder?"
4. 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?
(a) Aristotle and Plato.
(b) Pythagoras and Einstein.
(c) Einstein and Galileo.
(d) Newton and Galileo.
5. What is Pavel's last name?
(a) Mindich.
(b) Ivanovich.
(c) Kulikova.
(d) Litvinova.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the Count do in order to stop the actress's dogs from chasing the cat in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
2. What is the name of Dr. Stahlbaum's children?
3. Why does Mr. Halecki call the Count to his office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
4. What is Anna Urbanova's profession?
5. What verb is called into question in the charter by the members of the meeting in the ballroom in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
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