View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. By what firm was the Count's father's clock made to order?
(a) Breguet.
(b) Montaigne.
(c) Federova.
(d) Brunel.

4. What is Pavel's last name?
(a) Kulikova.
(b) Mindich.
(c) Ivanovich.
(d) Litvinova.

5. How old is Princess Novobaczky turning on her birthday in the example given by the narrator in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) 18.
(b) 17.
(c) 21.
(d) 26.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary" begin?

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

3. What does the Count order at the dining room adjacent to the lobby of the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship"?

4. In Book 3: "Arachne's Art," the narrator asserts, "History is the business of identifying momentous events from the comfort of" what?

5. When was Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov born?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 213 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample