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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: “1930” — “An Afternoon Assignation”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gesture of the Count's comes to infuriate Anna during her train ride in Book 2: "Addendum"?
(a) His having made love to her.
(b) His having not sent her a letter.
(c) His having called her a diminutive name.
(d) His having picked up her blouse.

2. Who is the fruit seller that Count Rostov calls out to when he is escorted from the Kremlin onto Red Square in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Ilya.
(c) Emile.
(d) Andrey.

3. In what room of the hotel has the Count met with Anna in Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation"?
(a) Suite 215.
(b) Suite 311.
(c) Suite 317.
(d) Suite 412.

4. 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 623 at the Hotel Metropol.
(c) Suite 119 at the Hotel Metropol.
(d) Suite 423 at the Hotel Metropol.

5. 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) Ariadne's.
(c) Poseidon's.
(d) Ophelia's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the handyman that the Count occasionally shares cups of coffee with on the roof of the Hotel Metropole?

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

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

4. On what date does Book 1: "Around and About" open?

5. On what day of the week does the Count go for his weekly trim at the hotel barber?

(see the answer key)

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