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

2. 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 pie.
(d) A cake.

3. What is Mr. Halecki's first name?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Petya.
(c) Emile.
(d) Jozef.

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

5. When is Sofia directed to report to the Red October Youth Orchestra, according to the official letter that the Count receives in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) June 1.
(b) October 1.
(c) September 1.
(d) March 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is a private party held at the Boyarsky in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

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

3. What verb is called into question in the charter by the members of the meeting in the ballroom in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

4. On what date do the Count and Nina sneak into the balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

5. When the Count is in Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly," he finds a hidden compartment two panels beyond what etching?

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