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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. When was Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov born?
(a) October 24, 1889.
(b) September, 20, 1885.
(c) March 12, 1902.
(d) June 12, 1887.

2. Who is said to be the current resident of room 317 at the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "Archeologies"?
(a) Comrade Tarakovsky.
(b) Comrade Leplevsky.
(c) Comrade Rostov.
(d) Comrade Mindich.

3. When the Count is in Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly," he finds a hidden compartment two panels beyond what etching?
(a) "The Scent."
(b) "The Chase."
(c) "The Crowning."
(d) "Tallyho."

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

5. Who is holding their second meeting while the Count and Nina spy from the ballroom balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Steelworkers.
(b) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Coal Miners.
(c) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Taxi Drivers.
(d) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Railway Workers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What bridge does the Count describe Princess Golitsyn's carriage crossing in his story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

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

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

5. 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?

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