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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 holding their second meeting while the Count and Nina spy from the ballroom balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Coal Miners.
(b) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Steelworkers.
(c) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Railway Workers.
(d) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Taxi Drivers.

2. What animal from the "Dark Continent" does the Count describe to Sofia in Book 3: "Adjustments"?
(a) The giraffe.
(b) The ape.
(c) The rhinocerus.
(d) The elephant.

3. In Book 3: "Adjustments" the narrator uses a simile in describing Sofia, saying, "When the Count served breakfast, she nibbled her biscuits like" what?
(a) "A Trappist."
(b) A mouse."
(c) "A squirrel."
(d) "A rabbit."

4. 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 sceptor and the crown?"
(b) "The suit and tie?"
(c) "The crown on the head?"
(d) "The epaulette on the shoulder?"

5. What does the Count do in order to stop the actress's dogs from chasing the cat in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) He whistles.
(b) He shouts.
(c) He claps.
(d) He rings a bell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What restaurant at the Hotel Metropole is described in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship" as "that fabled retreat on the second floor"?

2. In what room of the hotel has the Count met with Anna in Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation"?

3. Who brings in room service when the Count visits Anna in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

4. By what affectionate name does the Count refer to the grand dining room off the lobby at the Hotel Metropole?

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

(see the answer key)

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