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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. Who comes to warn the Count that the Bishop is on his way to his room in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) Oleg.
(b) Emile.
(c) Osip.
(d) Vasily.

2. At what time does the Count approach the Shalyapin in the opening of Book 3: "Absinthe"?
(a) 1:15.
(b) 11:45.
(c) 11:30.
(d) 12:15.

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

4. Why does Mr. Halecki call the Count to his office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) To tell him that the staff has been instructed not to use honorifics when addressing him.
(b) To tell him that the KGB has been asking for him.
(c) To tell him that he is being fired as headwaiter at the Boyarsky.
(d) To tell him that he is being evicted from the hotel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Sofia's musical competition held, according to the narrator in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

2. By whom was the Count raised?

3. Who is holding their second meeting while the Count and Nina spy from the ballroom balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

4. Where does the Red October Youth Orchestra operate?

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

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