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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. 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?"

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

3. Who is described as the sous-chef of the Boyarsky in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?
(a) Emile.
(b) Petra.
(c) Stanislav.
(d) Ilya.

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

5. Where is the Count planning on meeting with Mishka in the beginning of Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) The Shalyapin.
(b) The Boyarsky.
(c) The Piazza.
(d) The hotel coffee shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what Shakespearean play does Dogberry appear, as noted in the allusion in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

2. On what date was Nikolai Bukharin "outmaneuvered by Stalin and ousted from the Poliburo," according to the narrator in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?

3. What activity does the narrator describe the Count doing in detail in Book 3: "1930"?

4. Who is the barber of the Metropol Hotel?

5. In Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation," the narrator states, "But art is the most unnatural minion of the state. Not only is it created by fanciful people who tire of repetition even more quickly than they tire of being told what to do, it is also vexingly" what?

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