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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) June 12, 1887.
(b) September, 20, 1885.
(c) March 12, 1902.
(d) October 24, 1889.

2. 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) Nevsky.
(b) Sedova.
(c) Oblast.
(d) Kudrovo.

3. Why does the Count go to see Marina in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) To have his pants repaired.
(b) To have his jacket repaired.
(c) To get a haircut.
(d) To get a shave.

4. For what time is the Count's appointment with Nina Kulikova set in the opening of Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) 4:00.
(b) 1:00.
(c) 3:00.
(d) 2:00.

5. Of the ballroom, the narrator says in Book 1: "An Assembly," "Of course, there is now much more canvas than cashmere in the room, more gray than gold. But is the patch on the elbow really that much different from" what?
(a) "The crown on the head?"
(b) "The epaulette on the shoulder?"
(c) "The suit and tie?"
(d) "The sceptor and the crown?"

Short Answer Questions

1. By what firm was the Count's father's clock made to order?

2. Who is the fruit seller that Count Rostov calls out to when he is escorted from the Kremlin onto Red Square in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

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

4. On what date does Book 1: "Around and About" open?

5. Who is the statue of that sits outside the door of room 316 of the Hotel Metropole?

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