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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. Prior to the opening of Book 1, there is a poem credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov. What is the year of the poem cited?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1919.

2. Where did the old blind woman tell Princess Golitsyn she was going to see her son in the Count's story in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) Nevsky.
(b) Sedova.
(c) Kudrovo.
(d) Oblast.

3. What bridge does the Count describe Princess Golitsyn's carriage crossing in his story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) The Lomonosov Bridge.
(b) The Zhivopisny Bridge.
(c) The Palace Bridge.
(d) The Russky Bridge.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Count to meet Nina for his appointment in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

2. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?

3. When did Serov paint the portrait of Helena, according to the narrator in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

4. What Shakespearean play does the author allude to when describing the Count's appointment in Book 1: "An Appointment"?

5. Who is the statue of that sits outside the door of room 316 of the Hotel Metropole?

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