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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. 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."

2. What Shakespearean play does the author allude to when describing the Count's appointment in Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) Twelfth Night.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) Henry V.
(d) Hamlet.

3. Who is the afternoon doorman that the Count winks at when he arrives at the Hotel Metropol in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) Emile.
(b) Audrius.
(c) Pavel.
(d) Andrey.

4. By what name does the Count call the one-eyed cat at the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Kutuzov.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Stalin.

5. The narrator says in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," "In the history of man, no military commissary has" done what?
(a) "Been married."
(b) "Raised envy."
(c) "Been a gentleman."
(d) "Elicited sorrow."

Short Answer Questions

1. By what affectionate name does the Count refer to the grand dining room off the lobby at the Hotel Metropole?

2. In what province does the Count tell Anna he spent a good part of his youth in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

3. What is the temperature of the ballroom said to be in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

4. What is the room number to which Anna Urbanova invites the Count to visit her in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

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

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