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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. Who is the baron that managed the Hotel Metropole when the Count's godfather was involved in a duel?
(a) Arkady.
(b) Keffler.
(c) Audrius.
(d) Fyodor.

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

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is holding their second meeting while the Count and Nina spy from the ballroom balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

5. When did Serov paint the portrait of Helena, according to the narrator in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

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