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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. How much money does the lieutenant lose in the narrator's story of the princess's birthday party in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) 300 rubles.
(b) 2,000 rubles.
(c) 1,000 rubles.
(d) 500 rubles.

2. Who comes to fetch the Count to Mr. Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) Petya.
(b) Arkady.
(c) Jozef.
(d) Fyodor.

3. At what time does the Count make his nightly rounds of the Boyarsky with his waiters at their stations in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) 6:15.
(b) 5:45.
(c) 6:30.
(d) 7:00.

4. How long did it take Hitler's troops to march from the Russian frontier to the outskirts of Moscow in Operation Barbarossa?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 7 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the baron that managed the Hotel Metropole when the Count's godfather was involved in a duel?

3. How is Mishka's attire described when he appears in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?

4. In Book 3: "Arachne's Art," the author uses a simile in describing Emile. It is stated, "If the kitchen of the Boyarsky is an orchestra and Emile its conductor, then his chopping knife is" what?

5. Who does Sofia say she thinks about before playing the composition in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?

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