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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the "Goliath" that tends to the solitary man in the separate dining room in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) Emile.
(b) Fyodor.
(c) Osip.
(d) Vladimir.

2. To what does the Count compare "how time passes when one is left waiting unaccountably" in the opening of Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) "Like the passing of clouds."
(b) "Like the turning of the planets."
(c) "Like the wheeling of the stars."
(d) "Like the blooming of lilies."

3. How old does the colonel claim to be in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) 46.
(b) 39.
(c) 26.
(d) 42.

4. Whose work will Sofia be performing with the orchestra of the Moscow Conservatory in Paris in Book 5: "1954: Applause and Acclaim"?
(a) Beethoven's.
(b) Mozart's.
(c) Bach's.
(d) Rachmaninov's.

5. Who is tending bar at the Shalyapin when the Count visits in Book 3: "Absinthe"?
(a) Emile.
(b) Audrius.
(c) Andrey.
(d) Pavel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Count presume the stranger in the separate dining room is from in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

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

3. On what date does Book 5: "Anecdotes" begin?

4. What animals have been set loose on the fourth floor of the Metropol in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?

5. How old is the Count said to be in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the process of taking orders changed at the Boyarsky in Book 4: “1953: Apostles and Apostates”?

2. Why does the Count borrow Anna's suitcases in Book 3: “Ascending, Alighting”?

3. Why does Osip Ivanovich Glebnikov come to speak with the Count in Book 3: “An Alliance”?

4. Why does the Bishop summon the Count to his office in Book 3: “Antics, Antitheses, an Accident”?

5. What announcement is made by Malyshev in Book 5: “An Announcement”?

6. Why is the Count upset when Sofia points out Anna at dinner in Book 4: “1952: America”?

7. What ingredients do the members of the Triumvirate obtain for their special dish? What is the special dish?

8. Why has Sofia been invited to Paris in Book 5: “1954: Applause and Acclaim”?

9. What oversights does the Count made during his first lunch with Sofia in Book 3: “Adjustments”?

10. What is unusual about the Yellow Room when the Count enters to serve the private party in Book 3: “An Alliance”?

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