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

2. Who is the author of the book of essays that the Count is reading in the beginning of Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Federova.
(c) Montaigne.
(d) Breguet.

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

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

5. On what day of the week does the Count go for his weekly trim at the hotel barber?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Tuesdays.
(c) Fridays.
(d) Thursdays.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Anna take a train in the beginning of Book 2: "Addendum"?

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

3. What color is the smoking jacket that the Count wears to celebrate his anniversary of confinement at the Hotel Metropole in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

4. Who brings in room service when the Count visits Anna in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

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

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