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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. 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 KGB has been asking for him.
(c) To tell him that the staff has been instructed not to use honorifics when addressing him.
(d) To tell him that he is being fired as headwaiter at the Boyarsky.

2. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?
(a) Marina.
(b) Fatima.
(c) Anna.
(d) Sofia.

3. What is the name of Dr. Stahlbaum's children?
(a) Fritz and Clara.
(b) Petra and Fyodor.
(c) Andrey and Ilya.
(d) Pavel and Emile.

4. Who is the author of the book of essays that the Count is reading in the beginning of Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Federova.
(c) Breguet.
(d) Montaigne.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prior to the opening of Book 1, there is a poem credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov. What is the year of the poem cited?

2. Who is holding their second meeting while the Count and Nina spy from the ballroom balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

3. When was Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov born?

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

5. Where did the old blind woman tell Princess Golitsyn she was going to see her son in the Count's story in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

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