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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: “1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary” — “1924: Anonymity”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov born?
(a) March 12, 1902.
(b) June 12, 1887.
(c) October 24, 1889.
(d) September, 20, 1885.

3. What is the title of the poem that is credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov that opens the novel?
(a) "Dancing."
(b) "Where Is It Now?"
(c) "The Round Table."
(d) "The Battle Station."

4. At what time is the Count crossing the lobby to the Boyarsky when Nina signals to him from behind a potted plant in Book 1: "Around and About"?
(a) 6:00.
(b) 7:00.
(c) 5:00.
(d) 8:00.

5. What Shakespearean play does the author allude to when describing the Count's appointment in Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) Twelfth Night.
(d) Henry V.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is the Count described as being?

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

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

4. What is the temperature of the ballroom said to be in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

5. Who is the statue of that sits outside the door of room 316 of the Hotel Metropole?

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