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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: “Adjustments” — “Addendum”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book 3: "Arachne's Art," the author uses a simile in describing Emile. It is stated, "If the kitchen of the Boyarsky is an orchestra and Emile its conductor, then his chopping knife is" what?
(a) "The strings."
(b) "The tuba."
(c) "The baton."
(d) "The woodwinds."

2. Who is said to be the current resident of room 317 at the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "Archeologies"?
(a) Comrade Tarakovsky.
(b) Comrade Leplevsky.
(c) Comrade Rostov.
(d) Comrade Mindich.

3. What is Anna Urbanova's profession?
(a) She is an actress.
(b) She is a pianist.
(c) She is a dancer.
(d) She is a singer.

4. On what date does Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary" begin?
(a) July 2.
(b) March 12.
(c) June 13.
(d) June 21.

5. Where does Anna take a train in the beginning of Book 2: "Addendum"?
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Irkutsk Oblast.
(c) Nizhny Novgorod.
(d) Primosky Krai.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Katerina Litvinova from?

2. By what firm was the Count's father's clock made to order?

3. When was Anna Ubanova discovered in a regional theater on the outskirts of Odessa, according to the narrator in Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation"?

4. In the hiding game that the Count plays with Sofia in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting," what item does he hide?

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

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