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

2. In what room is the Count standing when Book 2: "1926: Adieu" begins?
(a) Suite 329.
(b) Suite 317.
(c) Suite 241.
(d) Suite 426.

3. By what firm was the Count's father's clock made to order?
(a) Breguet.
(b) Federova.
(c) Montaigne.
(d) Brunel.

4. Of the Count, the narrator says in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," "his philosophical leanings had always been essentially" what?
(a) "Religious."
(b) "Fateful."
(c) "Based on chance."
(d) "Meteorological."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the Count when Sofia comes into his care?

2. What animal from the "Dark Continent" does the Count describe to Sofia in Book 3: "Adjustments"?

3. On what date do the Count and Nina sneak into the balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

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

5. What is the temperature of the ballroom said to be in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

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