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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: "Anyway..." - "Around and About".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Princess Golitsyn on her way to a ball in the Count's story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) The Chekhovs'.
(b) The Tushins'.
(c) The Voltovs'.
(d) The Vernots'.

2. What is the title of the poem that is credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov that opens the novel?
(a) "Where Is It Now?"
(b) "The Battle Station."
(c) "The Round Table."
(d) "Dancing."

3. 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?
(a) "A refinement of manners."
(b) "A perception of thought."
(c) "A great wealth."
(d) "An aristocratic heritage."

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

5. By what affectionate name does the Count refer to the grand dining room off the lobby at the Hotel Metropole?
(a) The Idlehour.
(b) The Boyarsky.
(c) The Shalyapin.
(d) The Piazza.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is the Count described as being?

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

3. Who is the afternoon doorman that the Count winks at when he arrives at the Hotel Metropol in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

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

5. What bridge does the Count describe Princess Golitsyn's carriage crossing in his story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

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