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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 the name of Dr. Stahlbaum's children?
(a) Petra and Fyodor.
(b) Andrey and Ilya.
(c) Pavel and Emile.
(d) Fritz and Clara.

2. On what date does Book 1: "Around and About" open?
(a) June 21.
(b) September 12.
(c) July 12.
(d) March 13.

3. On what date was Nikolai Bukharin "outmaneuvered by Stalin and ousted from the Poliburo," according to the narrator in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?
(a) February 25, 1927.
(b) January 3, 1928.
(c) June 12, 1887.
(d) November 17, 1929.

4. 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) Kudrovo.
(c) Oblast.
(d) Sedova.

5. On what date was Article 58 of the Criminal Code drafted, according to the narrator in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?
(a) January 3, 1928.
(b) November 17, 1929.
(c) June 12, 1887.
(d) February 25, 1927.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Shakespearean play does the author allude to when describing the Count's appointment in Book 1: "An Appointment"?

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

3. When was Anna Ubanova discovered in a regional theater on the outskirts of Odessa, according to the narrator in Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation"?

4. Who brings in room service when the Count visits Anna in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

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

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