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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. What date is described in Book 3: "Arachne's Art" as "the launch of the First Five-Year Plan"?
(a) September, 20, 1885.
(b) March 12, 1902.
(c) January 3, 1928.
(d) June 12, 1887.

2. Of the ballroom, the narrator says in Book 1: "An Assembly," "Of course, there is now much more canvas than cashmere in the room, more gray than gold. But is the patch on the elbow really that much different from" what?
(a) "The suit and tie?"
(b) "The epaulette on the shoulder?"
(c) "The crown on the head?"
(d) "The sceptor and the crown?"

3. On what day of the week does the Count go for his weekly trim at the hotel barber?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Thursdays.
(c) Fridays.
(d) Tuesdays.

4. By what firm was the Count's father's clock made to order?
(a) Brunel.
(b) Montaigne.
(c) Federova.
(d) Breguet.

5. What is the name of Dr. Stahlbaum's children?
(a) Fritz and Clara.
(b) Petra and Fyodor.
(c) Andrey and Ilya.
(d) Pavel and Emile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?

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

3. What animal from the "Dark Continent" does the Count describe to Sofia in Book 3: "Adjustments"?

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

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

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