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

2. Who is said to be the current resident of room 317 at the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "Archeologies"?
(a) Comrade Leplevsky.
(b) Comrade Mindich.
(c) Comrade Tarakovsky.
(d) Comrade Rostov.

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

4. By what firm was the Count's father's clock made to order?
(a) Montaigne.
(b) Brunel.
(c) Federova.
(d) Breguet.

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

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 comes to fetch the Count to Mr. Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

3. How tall is the Count described as being?

4. Why does the Count go to see Marina in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

5. When did Serov paint the portrait of Helena, according to the narrator in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

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