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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. At what time does the narrator describe Count Rostov being escorted through the gates of the Kremlin onto Red Square in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) 6:30.
(b) 8:30.
(c) 7:30.
(d) 5:30.

2. By what name does the Count call the one-eyed cat at the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Kutuzov.
(b) Fyodor.
(c) Pavel.
(d) Stalin.

3. On what date does Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador" open?
(a) June 21.
(b) September 12.
(c) June 1.
(d) March 25.

4. At what time does the Count make his nightly rounds of the Boyarsky with his waiters at their stations in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) 7:00.
(b) 5:45.
(c) 6:30.
(d) 6:15.

5. 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) Oblast.
(b) Kudrovo.
(c) Nevsky.
(d) Sedova.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what affectionate name does the Count refer to the grand dining room off the lobby at the Hotel Metropole?

2. Who is tending bar at the Shalyapin when the Count visits in Book 3: "Absinthe"?

3. In what room is the Count standing when Book 2: "1926: Adieu" begins?

4. What is the Count's response when the couple asks him "What are you doing here?" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

5. How old is Nina when she befriends the Count?

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