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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: "An Assembly" - "Advent".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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..."?
(a) Oblast.
(b) Kudrovo.
(c) Nevsky.
(d) Sedova.

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

3. What is the temperature of the ballroom said to be in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) 84 degrees.
(b) 36 degrees.
(c) 112 degrees.
(d) 91 degrees.

4. On what day of the week does the Count go for his weekly trim at the hotel barber?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Thursdays.
(d) Tuesdays.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the bellhops at the Hotel Metropol?

2. How old is Nina when she befriends the Count?

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

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

5. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?

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