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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. By what name does the Count call the one-eyed cat at the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Pavel.
(d) Kutuzov.

2. Whose magical ball of thread led Theseas safely from the lair of the Minotaur, according to the narrator in Book 1: "Around and About"?
(a) Ares's.
(b) Poseidon's.
(c) Ophelia's.
(d) Ariadne's.

3. On what date does Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador" open?
(a) September 12.
(b) June 1.
(c) March 25.
(d) June 21.

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

5. Who is the handyman that the Count occasionally shares cups of coffee with on the roof of the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Abram.
(b) Emile.
(c) Andrey.
(d) Oleg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Dr. Stahlbaum's children?

2. Of the Count, the narrator says in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," "his philosophical leanings had always been essentially" what?

3. In what room is the Count standing when Book 2: "1926: Adieu" begins?

4. At what time is the Count crossing the lobby to the Boyarsky when Nina signals to him from behind a potted plant in Book 1: "Around and About"?

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

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