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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 is the name of Dr. Stahlbaum's children?
(a) Fritz and Clara.
(b) Andrey and Ilya.
(c) Petra and Fyodor.
(d) Pavel and Emile.

2. 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) Poseidon's.
(b) Ares's.
(c) Ariadne's.
(d) Ophelia's.

3. 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.

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) 5:00.
(b) 6:00.
(c) 7:00.
(d) 8:00.

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) Audrius.
(c) Emile.
(d) Pavel.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Count tells Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..." "Manners are not like" what?

2. Who is the barber of the Metropol Hotel?

3. When did Serov paint the portrait of Helena, according to the narrator 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. 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"?

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