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

2. 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) Breguet.
(c) Montaigne.
(d) Federova.

3. What does the Count order at the dining room adjacent to the lobby of the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship"?
(a) Okroshka and filet of sole.
(b) A Caesar salad and potato cakes.
(c) Vichyssoise and veal.
(d) Lamb stew and potatoes.

4. Who is the barber of the Metropol Hotel?
(a) Yaroslav.
(b) Arkady.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Pavel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

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

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

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

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

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