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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. 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) Ilya.
(b) Emile.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Andrey.

2. The Count tells Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..." "Manners are not like" what?
(a) "Flowers."
(b) "Gold coins."
(c) "Bonbons."
(d) "Clothing."

3. Of the ballroom, the narrator says in Book 1: "An Assembly," "Of course, there is now much more canvas than cashmere in the room, more gray than gold. But is the patch on the elbow really that much different from" what?
(a) "The epaulette on the shoulder?"
(b) "The sceptor and the crown?"
(c) "The crown on the head?"
(d) "The suit and tie?"

4. What is the title of the poem that is credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov that opens the novel?
(a) "The Battle Station."
(b) "Where Is It Now?"
(c) "Dancing."
(d) "The Round Table."

5. What restaurant at the Hotel Metropole is described in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship" as "that fabled retreat on the second floor"?
(a) The Idlehour.
(b) The Shalyapin.
(c) The Piazza.
(d) The Boyarsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity does the narrator describe the Count doing in detail in Book 3: "1930"?

2. When was Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov born?

3. Who comes to fetch the Count to Mr. Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

4. On what date do the Count and Nina sneak into the balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

5. Where was Princess Golitsyn on her way to a ball in the Count's story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

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