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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. In what Shakespearean play does Dogberry appear, as noted in the allusion in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) All's Well that Ends Well.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Much Ado About Nothing.
(d) A Midsummer Night's Dream.

2. In Book 3: "Arachne's Art," the narrator asserts, "History is the business of identifying momentous events from the comfort of" what?
(a) "A perception of thought."
(b) "A high-back chair."
(c) "A great wealth."
(d) "A throne."

3. Where is the American general described as being from in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Texas.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) California.

4. What does the Count order at the dining room adjacent to the lobby of the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship"?
(a) Vichyssoise and veal.
(b) Lamb stew and potatoes.
(c) Okroshka and filet of sole.
(d) A Caesar salad and potato cakes.

5. What is Pavel's last name?
(a) Ivanovich.
(b) Kulikova.
(c) Litvinova.
(d) Mindich.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does the Count take Sofia to see if she will watch over her in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting"?

2. When did the Germans begin their retreat from Moscow in Operation Barbarossa?

3. At what time is the Count crossing the lobby to the Boyarsky when Nina signals to him from behind a potted plant in Book 1: "Around and About"?

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. What bridge does the Count describe Princess Golitsyn's carriage crossing in his story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

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