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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: “1953: Apostles and Apostates”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take Hitler's troops to march from the Russian frontier to the outskirts of Moscow in Operation Barbarossa?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 3 months.

2. 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) 6:30.
(b) 7:00.
(c) 5:45.
(d) 6:15.

3. At what time does the Count say the performance was scheduled to end in the beginning of Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) 10:00.
(b) 9:00.
(c) 11:00.
(d) 12:00.

4. The narrator says in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," "In the history of man, no military commissary has" done what?
(a) "Raised envy."
(b) "Been a gentleman."
(c) "Elicited sorrow."
(d) "Been married."

5. When did Serov paint the portrait of Helena, according to the narrator in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1911.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as the sous-chef of the Boyarsky in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?

2. By what name does the colonel introduce himself in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

3. What is the name of the "Goliath" that tends to the solitary man in the separate dining room in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

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

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

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