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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. Who is the barber of the Metropol Hotel?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Yaroslav.
(d) Arkady.

2. What is the temperature of the ballroom said to be in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) 112 degrees.
(b) 91 degrees.
(c) 36 degrees.
(d) 84 degrees.

3. When did the Hotel Metropol first open its doors, according to the narrator in Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1905.

4. In Book 3: "Arachne's Art," the narrator asserts, "History is the business of identifying momentous events from the comfort of" what?
(a) "A throne."
(b) "A high-back chair."
(c) "A perception of thought."
(d) "A great wealth."

5. Why does Mr. Halecki call the Count to his office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) To tell him that he is being fired as headwaiter at the Boyarsky.
(b) To tell him that he is being evicted from the hotel.
(c) To tell him that the staff has been instructed not to use honorifics when addressing him.
(d) To tell him that the KGB has been asking for him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Anna take a train in the beginning of Book 2: "Addendum"?

3. Who is the baron that managed the Hotel Metropole when the Count's godfather was involved in a duel?

4. What Shakespearean play does the author allude to when describing the Count's appointment in Book 1: "An Appointment"?

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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