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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. 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) 8:00.
(b) 5:00.
(c) 6:00.
(d) 7:00.

2. 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 rings a bell.
(b) He shouts.
(c) He whistles.
(d) He claps.

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

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

5. How old is Nina when she befriends the Count?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does the narrator describe Count Rostov being escorted through the gates of the Kremlin onto Red Square in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

2. Who is the fruit seller that Count Rostov calls out to when he is escorted from the Kremlin onto Red Square in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

3. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?

4. What does Count Rostov give as his current address in the court transcript that appears before the opening of Book 1?

5. Whose magical ball of thread led Theseas safely from the lair of the Minotaur, according to the narrator in Book 1: "Around and About"?

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