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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. What are the names of the bellhops at the Hotel Metropol?
(a) Pavel and Arkady.
(b) Emile and Andrey.
(c) Audrius and Fyodor.
(d) Pasha and Petya.

2. 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) 6:30.
(b) 8:30.
(c) 7:30.
(d) 5:30.

3. How tall is the Count described as being?
(a) 6'3".
(b) 5'11".
(c) 6'1".
(d) 6'5".

4. What does Count Rostov give as his current address in the court transcript that appears before the opening of Book 1?
(a) Suite 423 at the Hotel Metropol.
(b) Suite 317 at the Hotel Metropol.
(c) Suite 119 at the Hotel Metropol.
(d) Suite 623 at the Hotel Metropol.

5. When was Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov born?
(a) June 12, 1887.
(b) September, 20, 1885.
(c) October 24, 1889.
(d) March 12, 1902.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time is the Count crossing the lobby to the Boyarsky when Nina signals to him from behind a potted plant in Book 1: "Around and About"?

2. 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?

3. Who is the barber of the Metropol Hotel?

4. How old is Nina when she befriends the Count?

5. Who is manning the front desk at the Hotel Metropol when the Count arrives in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

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