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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does Book 4: "1952: America" begin?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) March.

2. Who is the director of the Red October Youth Orchestra that visits the Count in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) Mr. Frinovsky.
(b) Mr. Glebnikov.
(c) Mr. Halecki.
(d) Mr. Duras.

3. Whose musical composition does Sofia play in the competition in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) Chopin's.
(b) Borowitz's.
(c) Mozart's.
(d) Beethoven's.

4. By what name does the colonel introduce himself in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) Osip Ivanovich Glebnikov.
(b) Andrey Duras.
(c) Viktor Stepanovich Skadovsky.
(d) Mikhail Fyodorovich Mindich.

5. What is described in Book 5: "An Announcement" as "one of the most intricate and purposeful constructions ever manufactured by man"?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) The Whig Party.
(c) Propaganda.
(d) The Communist Party.

6. What do Andrey and Emile bring for Sofia after her competition in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) A bottle of champagne.
(b) A roast goose.
(c) A cake.
(d) A pie.

7. How old was Ilya when he was promoted to sous-chef at the Metropol?
(a) 22.
(b) 16.
(c) 26.
(d) 19.

8. Who delivers the news that Sofia won in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) Anna.
(b) Marina.
(c) Osip.
(d) Emile.

9. How old is Sofia in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?
(a) 16.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

10. What corporation does Pudgy Webster's father own?
(a) The American Vending Machine Company.
(b) The American Refrigeration Company.
(c) The American Wonder Bread Company.
(d) The South Convention Watch Company.

11. Where does the Count presume the stranger in the separate dining room is from in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) Eastern Georgia.
(b) Western Georgia.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Ukraine.

12. What is Emile's newest specialty that is served to the Count and Sofia in Book 5: "Anecdotes"?
(a) Roast beef a la Sofia.
(b) Veal a la Sofia.
(c) Goose a la Sofia.
(d) Duck a la Sofia.

13. How much is Sofia described as weighing in Book 3: "Adjustments"?
(a) 60 pounds.
(b) 50 pounds.
(c) 40 pounds.
(d) 30 pounds.

14. How old is Sofia said to be in the opening of Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 17.
(d) 19.

15. How many soldiers were deployed from Odessa to the Baltic in Operaton Barbarossa?
(a) Over 3 million.
(b) About 1 million.
(c) Over 4 million.
(d) About 2 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does the Count take Sofia to see if she will watch over her in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting"?

2. With whom is Sofia said to be meeting in the ballroom in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?

3. When did the Germans begin their retreat from Moscow in Operation Barbarossa?

4. In Book 3: "Adjustments" the narrator uses a simile in describing Sofia, saying, "When the Count served breakfast, she nibbled her biscuits like" what?

5. What does the interior artist surmise "a room is the summation of" in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?

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