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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day of the week does the Count go for his weekly trim at the hotel barber?
(a) Tuesdays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Fridays.
(d) Thursdays.

2. On what date was Article 58 of the Criminal Code drafted, according to the narrator in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?
(a) June 12, 1887.
(b) January 3, 1928.
(c) February 25, 1927.
(d) November 17, 1929.

3. Who comes to fetch the Count to Mr. Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) Arkady.
(b) Petya.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Jozef.

4. Who is said to be the current resident of room 317 at the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "Archeologies"?
(a) Comrade Rostov.
(b) Comrade Leplevsky.
(c) Comrade Mindich.
(d) Comrade Tarakovsky.

5. In Book 3: "Arachne's Art," the narrator asserts, "History is the business of identifying momentous events from the comfort of" what?
(a) "A high-back chair."
(b) "A perception of thought."
(c) "A great wealth."
(d) "A throne."

6. 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) 6:30.
(c) 5:30.
(d) 7:30.

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

8. Where was Princess Golitsyn on her way to a ball in the Count's story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) The Vernots'.
(b) The Voltovs'.
(c) The Tushins'.
(d) The Chekhovs'.

9. By what firm was the Count's father's clock made to order?
(a) Montaigne.
(b) Federova.
(c) Brunel.
(d) Breguet.

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

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

12. When was Anna Ubanova discovered in a regional theater on the outskirts of Odessa, according to the narrator in Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation"?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1919.

13. On what date does Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary" begin?
(a) July 2.
(b) March 12.
(c) June 21.
(d) June 13.

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

15. 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) 1913.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1922.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Count's response when the couple asks him "What are you doing here?" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

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

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

4. Who is manning the front desk at the Hotel Metropol when the Count arrives in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

5. Where did the old blind woman tell Princess Golitsyn she was going to see her son in the Count's story in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

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