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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. At what time does the narrator describe Count Rostov being escorted through the gates of the Kremlin onto Red Square in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) 5:30.
(b) 7:30.
(c) 8:30.
(d) 6:30.

2. On what date does Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador" open?
(a) June 21.
(b) September 12.
(c) March 25.
(d) June 1.

3. Who comes to fetch the Count to Mr. Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) Petya.
(b) Jozef.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Arkady.

4. 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) Ariadne's.
(c) Poseidon's.
(d) Ophelia's.

5. By what firm was the Count's father's clock made to order?
(a) Montaigne.
(b) Breguet.
(c) Federova.
(d) Brunel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Hotel Metropol first open its doors, according to the narrator in Book 1: "An Appointment"?

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

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

4. For what time is the Count's appointment with Nina Kulikova set in the opening of Book 1: "Anyway..."?

5. Why does Mr. Halecki call the Count to his office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

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