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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 was Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov born?
(a) September, 20, 1885.
(b) October 24, 1889.
(c) March 12, 1902.
(d) June 12, 1887.

2. What is the Count's response when the couple asks him "What are you doing here?" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) "I am... a bellhop."
(b) "I am... from the drapers."
(c) "I am... inspecting your locks."
(d) "I am... from the barber shop."

3. By what affectionate name does the Count refer to the grand dining room off the lobby at the Hotel Metropole?
(a) The Boyarsky.
(b) The Piazza.
(c) The Shalyapin.
(d) The Idlehour.

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

5. When the Count is in Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly," he finds a hidden compartment two panels beyond what etching?
(a) "Tallyho."
(b) "The Scent."
(c) "The Chase."
(d) "The Crowning."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is holding their second meeting while the Count and Nina spy from the ballroom balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

3. Whose magical ball of thread led Theseas safely from the lair of the Minotaur, according to the narrator in Book 1: "Around and About"?

4. At what time does the narrator describe Count Rostov being escorted through the gates of the Kremlin onto Red Square in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

5. How much money does the lieutenant lose in the narrator's story of the princess's birthday party in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

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