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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 verb is called into question in the charter by the members of the meeting in the ballroom in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) "Fascilitate."
(b) "Instigate."
(c) "Regulate."
(d) "Employ."

2. When the Count enters the ballroom in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," Nina explains that she and her friend are testing the "hypotheses of two renowned mathematicians in a single experiment." Who are the mathematicians being tested?
(a) Einstein and Galileo.
(b) Newton and Galileo.
(c) Aristotle and Plato.
(d) Pythagoras and Einstein.

3. What does the Count order at the dining room adjacent to the lobby of the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship"?
(a) Vichyssoise and veal.
(b) Lamb stew and potatoes.
(c) A Caesar salad and potato cakes.
(d) Okroshka and filet of sole.

4. On what date do the Count and Nina sneak into the balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) August 2.
(b) March 12.
(c) June 21.
(d) June 3.

5. Of the Count, the narrator says in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," "his philosophical leanings had always been essentially" what?
(a) "Religious."
(b) "Based on chance."
(c) "Fateful."
(d) "Meteorological."

Short Answer Questions

1. The Count tells Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..." "Manners are not like" what?

2. What is Anna Urbanova's profession?

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

4. Who is the baron that managed the Hotel Metropole when the Count's godfather was involved in a duel?

5. Who comes to fetch the Count to Mr. Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

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