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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: “1953: Apostles and Apostates”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Count go to see Marina in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) To get a haircut.
(b) To have his pants repaired.
(c) To get a shave.
(d) To have his jacket repaired.

2. When the Count is in Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly," he finds a hidden compartment two panels beyond what etching?
(a) "The Crowning."
(b) "The Chase."
(c) "The Scent."
(d) "Tallyho."

3. What kind of wine is served to the Count and the stranger in the separate dining room prior to dinner in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) Gewurztraminer.
(b) Cabernet Sauvignon.
(c) Rkatsiteli.
(d) Riesling.

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

5. 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 wheeling of the stars."
(b) "Like the turning of the planets."
(c) "Like the blooming of lilies."
(d) "Like the passing of clouds."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to be the current resident of room 317 at the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "Archeologies"?

2. By what name does the colonel introduce himself in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

3. Who is the director of the Red October Youth Orchestra that visits the Count in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

4. At what time does the Count say the performance was scheduled to end in the beginning of Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

5. 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?

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