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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 is holding their second meeting while the Count and Nina spy from the ballroom balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Coal Miners.
(b) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Railway Workers.
(c) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Taxi Drivers.
(d) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Steelworkers.

2. By whom was the Count raised?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His father.
(d) His uncle.

3. What verb is called into question in the charter by the members of the meeting in the ballroom in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) "Employ."
(b) "Instigate."
(c) "Regulate."
(d) "Fascilitate."

4. At what time does the Count make his nightly rounds of the Boyarsky with his waiters at their stations in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) 7:00.
(b) 6:15.
(c) 5:45.
(d) 6:30.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does the Count go to see Marina in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

4. 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"?

5. At what time does the Count approach the Shalyapin in the opening of Book 3: "Absinthe"?

(see the answer key)

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