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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. What does the Count do in order to stop the actress's dogs from chasing the cat in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) He claps.
(b) He rings a bell.
(c) He whistles.
(d) He shouts.

2. Where is Katerina Litvinova from?
(a) Kiev.
(b) Odessa.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) Moscow.

3. Where is the Count planning on meeting with Mishka in the beginning of Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) The hotel coffee shop.
(b) The Shalyapin.
(c) The Boyarsky.
(d) The Piazza.

4. Who is the boy that is with Nina in the ballroom when the Count enters in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) Pavel.
(b) Oleg.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Boris.

5. The narrator says in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," "In the history of man, no military commissary has" done what?
(a) "Raised envy."
(b) "Been a gentleman."
(c) "Been married."
(d) "Elicited sorrow."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is manning the front desk at the Hotel Metropol when the Count arrives in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

2. What bridge does the Count describe Princess Golitsyn's carriage crossing in his story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

3. How old is Princess Novobaczky turning on her birthday in the example given by the narrator in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

4. On what date do the Count and Nina sneak into the balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

5. Who is the afternoon doorman that the Count winks at when he arrives at the Hotel Metropol in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

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