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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. What bridge does the Count describe Princess Golitsyn's carriage crossing in his story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) The Russky Bridge.
(b) The Zhivopisny Bridge.
(c) The Palace Bridge.
(d) The Lomonosov Bridge.

2. What does Count Rostov give as his current address in the court transcript that appears before the opening of Book 1?
(a) Suite 423 at the Hotel Metropol.
(b) Suite 317 at the Hotel Metropol.
(c) Suite 623 at the Hotel Metropol.
(d) Suite 119 at the Hotel Metropol.

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

4. The Count tells Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..." "Manners are not like" what?
(a) "Bonbons."
(b) "Clothing."
(c) "Gold coins."
(d) "Flowers."

5. What is the temperature of the ballroom said to be in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) 112 degrees.
(b) 91 degrees.
(c) 36 degrees.
(d) 84 degrees.

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 does Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador" open?

3. Who is said to be the current resident of room 317 at the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "Archeologies"?

4. Prior to the opening of Book 1, there is a poem credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov. What is the year of the poem cited?

5. In what Shakespearean play does Dogberry appear, as noted in the allusion in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

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