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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. Who is the statue of that sits outside the door of room 316 of the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Gorky.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Odin.

2. 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 Vernots'.
(d) The Voltovs'.

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

4. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Sofia.
(c) Anna.
(d) Marina.

5. Whose magical ball of thread led Theseas safely from the lair of the Minotaur, according to the narrator in Book 1: "Around and About"?
(a) Ophelia's.
(b) Ares's.
(c) Poseidon's.
(d) Ariadne's.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week does the Count go for his weekly trim at the hotel barber?

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

4. What is the title of the poem that is credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov that opens the novel?

5. On what date does Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador" open?

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