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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. Who is manning the front desk at the Hotel Metropol when the Count arrives in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) Emile.
(b) Arkady.
(c) Pavel.
(d) Fyodor.

2. On what date does Book 1: "Around and About" open?
(a) June 21.
(b) March 13.
(c) September 12.
(d) July 12.

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

4. What is the title of the poem that is credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov that opens the novel?
(a) "The Round Table."
(b) "The Battle Station."
(c) "Where Is It Now?"
(d) "Dancing."

5. In what Shakespearean play does Dogberry appear, as noted in the allusion in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) All's Well that Ends Well.
(c) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(d) Much Ado About Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what date do the Count and Nina sneak into the balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

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

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

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

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