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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: “1954: Applause and Acclaim” — “Adulthood”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Count borrow from Anna in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting"?
(a) Her pillows.
(b) Her passport.
(c) Her suitcases.
(d) Her room key.

2. At what time does the Count say the performance was scheduled to end in the beginning of Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) 9:00.
(b) 10:00.
(c) 11:00.
(d) 12:00.

3. Where does the Red October Youth Orchestra operate?
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Stalingrad.
(d) Kiev.

4. At what time does the Count awaken in the beginning of Book 3: "1930"?
(a) 7:30.
(b) 8:30.
(c) 6:30.
(d) 5:30.

5. When did the Germans launch Operation Barbarossa?
(a) June 19, 1942.
(b) June 22, 1941.
(c) March 12, 1941.
(d) May 3, 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the Count said to be in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

2. By what firm was the Count's father's clock made to order?

3. Where was Princess Golitsyn on her way to a ball in the Count's story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

4. How old was the Count when his father sat him down to explain Darwin's theory of natural selection?

5. In Book 3: "Arachne's Art," the narrator asserts, "History is the business of identifying momentous events from the comfort of" what?

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