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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 is Mr. Halecki's first name?
(a) Emile.
(b) Jozef.
(c) Petya.
(d) Fyodor.

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

3. Where did the old blind woman tell Princess Golitsyn she was going to see her son in the Count's story in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) Nevsky.
(b) Oblast.
(c) Sedova.
(d) Kudrovo.

4. In Book 3: "Arachne's Art," the author uses a simile in describing Emile. It is stated, "If the kitchen of the Boyarsky is an orchestra and Emile its conductor, then his chopping knife is" what?
(a) "The strings."
(b) "The baton."
(c) "The woodwinds."
(d) "The tuba."

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) 26.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room of the hotel has the Count met with Anna in Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation"?

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

3. What date is described in Book 3: "Arachne's Art" as "the launch of the First Five-Year Plan"?

4. Who is said to be the current resident of room 317 at the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "Archeologies"?

5. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?

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