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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 Book 2: "1926: Adieu," the Count learns that the statue of Gogol was replaced with a statue of whom at the Arbat Andreyev's?
(a) Gorky.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Marx.
(d) Stalin.

2. What activity does the narrator describe the Count doing in detail in Book 3: "1930"?
(a) Making coffee.
(b) Taking a shower.
(c) Reading a newspaper.
(d) Shaving.

3. On what date does Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador" open?
(a) June 1.
(b) September 12.
(c) June 21.
(d) March 25.

4. 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"?
(a) 5:30.
(b) 6:30.
(c) 8:30.
(d) 7:30.

5. By what name does the colonel introduce himself in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) Mikhail Fyodorovich Mindich.
(b) Osip Ivanovich Glebnikov.
(c) Andrey Duras.
(d) Viktor Stepanovich Skadovsky.

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 borrow from Anna in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting"?

3. Whose magical ball of thread led Theseas safely from the lair of the Minotaur, according to the narrator in Book 1: "Around and About"?

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

5. What color is the smoking jacket that the Count wears to celebrate his anniversary of confinement at the Hotel Metropole in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

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