1. Who is tending bar at the Shalyapin when the Count visits in Book 3: "Absinthe"?
(a) Andrey.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Audrius.
(d) Emile.

2. Why does the Count go to see Marina in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) To have his jacket repaired.
(b) To get a haircut.
(c) To have his pants repaired.
(d) To get a shave.

3. 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 woodwinds."
(c) "The tuba."
(d) "The baton."

4. What are the names of the bellhops at the Hotel Metropol?
(a) Emile and Andrey.
(b) Audrius and Fyodor.
(c) Pasha and Petya.
(d) Pavel and Arkady.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Count tells Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..." that "setting aside the study of the liberal arts," "the rules of being a princess would begin with" what?

2. What is the name of Dr. Stahlbaum's children?

3. Why does Mr. Halecki call the Count to his office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

4. When was Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov born?

5. Where is the American general described as being from in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?

(see the answer key)

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