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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) Socrates.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Gorky.
(d) Odin.

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

3. What Shakespearean play does the author allude to when describing the Count's appointment in Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) Twelfth Night.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Henry V.

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

5. Where was Princess Golitsyn on her way to a ball in the Count's story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) The Voltovs'.
(b) The Tushins'.
(c) The Vernots'.
(d) The Chekhovs'.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the book of essays that the Count is reading in the beginning of Book 1: "An Appointment"?

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

4. What is the name of Dr. Stahlbaum's children?

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

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