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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. 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) September 1.
(c) March 1.
(d) October 1.

2. 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 he is being evicted from the hotel.
(c) To tell him that the KGB has been asking for him.
(d) To tell him that he is being fired as headwaiter at the Boyarsky.

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

4. Who delivers the news that Sofia won in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) Anna.
(b) Osip.
(c) Marina.
(d) Emile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does the Count make his nightly rounds of the Boyarsky with his waiters at their stations in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

2. How old does the colonel claim to be in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

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

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

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

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