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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. Whose magical ball of thread led Theseas safely from the lair of the Minotaur, according to the narrator in Book 1: "Around and About"?
(a) Poseidon's.
(b) Ares's.
(c) Ariadne's.
(d) Ophelia's.

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

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

4. 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?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1913.

5. In what province does the Count tell Anna he spent a good part of his youth in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Irkutsk Oblast.
(b) Nizhny Novgorod.
(c) Zabaykalsky Krai.
(d) Primosky Krai.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what affectionate name does the Count refer to the grand dining room off the lobby at the Hotel Metropole?

2. What does the Count order at the dining room adjacent to the lobby of the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship"?

3. 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"?

4. What are the names of the bellhops at the Hotel Metropol?

5. The Count tells Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..." that "setting aside the study of the liberal arts," "the rules of being a princess would begin with" what?

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