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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 did the Hotel Metropol first open its doors, according to the narrator in Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1890.

2. Who is the statue of that sits outside the door of room 316 of the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Odin.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Gorky.

3. By what affectionate name does the Count refer to the grand dining room off the lobby at the Hotel Metropole?
(a) The Shalyapin.
(b) The Boyarsky.
(c) The Piazza.
(d) The Idlehour.

4. Who is the barber of the Metropol Hotel?
(a) Pavel.
(b) Arkady.
(c) Yaroslav.
(d) Fyodor.

5. What is Mr. Halecki's first name?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Emile.
(c) Jozef.
(d) Petya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the book of essays that the Count is reading in the beginning of Book 1: "An Appointment"?

2. How tall is the Count described as being?

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

4. Who comes to fetch the Count to Mr. Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

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

(see the answer key)

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