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

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

3. 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 the staff has been instructed not to use honorifics when addressing him.
(c) To tell him that the KGB has been asking for him.
(d) To tell him that he is being fired as headwaiter at the Boyarsky.

4. 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) Ophelia's.
(b) Poseidon's.
(c) Ares's.
(d) Ariadne's.

5. In Book 2: "1926: Adieu," the Count learns that the statue of Gogol was replaced with a statue of whom at the Arbat Andreyev's?
(a) Marx.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Gorky.
(d) Hitler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What verb is called into question in the charter by the members of the meeting in the ballroom in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

2. What restaurant at the Hotel Metropole is described in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship" as "that fabled retreat on the second floor"?

3. On what date does Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador" open?

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

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

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