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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. At what time does the Count say the performance was scheduled to end in the beginning of Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) 10:00.
(b) 11:00.
(c) 9:00.
(d) 12:00.

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

3. In Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates," when the Count learns that Sofia won, the narrator says, "For the first time in twenty years, the Count let out a shout." What does the Count shout out?
(a) "Congratulations!"
(b) "Ha-ha!"
(c) "Woohoo!"
(d) "Hurray!"

4. Who is tending bar at the Shalyapin when the Count visits in Book 3: "Absinthe"?
(a) Andrey.
(b) Audrius.
(c) Pavel.
(d) Emile.

5. Where was Sofia's musical competition held, according to the narrator in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) The Palace Hall.
(b) The Grand Hall.
(c) The school cafeteria.
(d) The Kopernik Hall.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mr. Halecki call the Count to his office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

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

4. What is the temperature of the ballroom said to be in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

5. Where does the Count presume the stranger in the separate dining room is from in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

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