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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. 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) Zabaykalsky Krai.
(b) Irkutsk Oblast.
(c) Nizhny Novgorod.
(d) Primosky Krai.

2. When did the Hotel Metropol first open its doors, according to the narrator in Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1890.

3. What is Mr. Halecki's first name?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Petya.
(c) Jozef.
(d) Emile.

4. On what date does Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary" begin?
(a) June 13.
(b) March 12.
(c) June 21.
(d) July 2.

5. On what date does Book 1: "Around and About" open?
(a) March 13.
(b) June 21.
(c) July 12.
(d) September 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to warn the Count that the Bishop is on his way to his room in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

2. When did the Germans begin their retreat from Moscow in Operation Barbarossa?

3. In what month does Book 5: "Arrivederci" begin?

4. How long did it take Hitler's troops to march from the Russian frontier to the outskirts of Moscow in Operation Barbarossa?

5. Who is the author of the book of essays that the Count is reading in the beginning of Book 1: "An Appointment"?

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