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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: “1946” — “Addendum”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Sofia in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?
(a) 13.
(b) 16.
(c) 9.
(d) 15.

2. How is Mishka's attire described when he appears in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?
(a) He is dressed in a suit.
(b) He is dressed like a beggar.
(c) He is dressed like a prince.
(d) He is dressed in a military uniform.

3. To whom does the Count take Sofia to see if she will watch over her in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting"?
(a) Marina.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Maria.
(d) Anna.

4. What name does Sofia give to her doll in Book 3: "Adjustments"?
(a) Dolly.
(b) Emily.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Sarah.

5. Whose magical ball of thread led Theseas safely from the lair of the Minotaur, according to the narrator in Book 1: "Around and About"?
(a) Ariadne's.
(b) Ares's.
(c) Ophelia's.
(d) Poseidon's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the book of essays that the Count is reading in the beginning of Book 1: "An Appointment"?

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

3. The Count tells Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..." "Manners are not like" what?

4. How long did it take Hitler's troops to march from the Russian frontier to the outskirts of Moscow in Operation Barbarossa?

5. Of the Count, the narrator says in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," "his philosophical leanings had always been essentially" what?

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