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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: “1926: Adieu”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Serov paint the portrait of Helena, according to the narrator in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1921.

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

4. Why does Mr. Halecki call the Count to his office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) To tell him that he is being evicted from the hotel.
(b) To tell him that he is being fired as headwaiter at the Boyarsky.
(c) To tell him that the staff has been instructed not to use honorifics when addressing him.
(d) To tell him that the KGB has been asking for him.

5. What is the room number to which Anna Urbanova invites the Count to visit her in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Suite 412.
(b) Suite 317.
(c) Suite 208.
(d) Suite 621.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?

2. What does Count Rostov give as his current address in the court transcript that appears before the opening of Book 1?

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

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

5. What is the title of the poem that is credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov that opens the novel?

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