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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) Pasha and Petya.
(b) Emile and Andrey.
(c) Pavel and Arkady.
(d) Audrius and Fyodor.

2. What restaurant at the Hotel Metropole is described in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship" as "that fabled retreat on the second floor"?
(a) The Boyarsky.
(b) The Piazza.
(c) The Idlehour.
(d) The Shalyapin.

3. Who is the author of the book of essays that the Count is reading in the beginning of Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Federova.
(c) Montaigne.
(d) Breguet.

4. 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"?
(a) 8:00.
(b) 6:00.
(c) 5:00.
(d) 7:00.

5. Who is the afternoon doorman that the Count winks at when he arrives at the Hotel Metropol in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) Andrey.
(b) Emile.
(c) Audrius.
(d) Pavel.

Short Answer Questions

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

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..."?

3. On what date does Book 1: "Around and About" open?

4. 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?

5. What does the Count order at the dining room adjacent to the lobby of the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship"?

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