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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 much money does the lieutenant lose in the narrator's story of the princess's birthday party in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) 1,000 rubles.
(b) 300 rubles.
(c) 2,000 rubles.
(d) 500 rubles.

2. Who is the boy that is with Nina in the ballroom when the Count enters in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) Oleg.
(b) Boris.
(c) Pavel.
(d) Fyodor.

3. Where does the Red October Youth Orchestra operate?
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Kiev.
(c) Stalingrad.
(d) Moscow.

4. What activity does the narrator describe the Count doing in detail in Book 3: "1930"?
(a) Taking a shower.
(b) Making coffee.
(c) Shaving.
(d) Reading a newspaper.

5. When did the Hotel Metropol first open its doors, according to the narrator in Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1905.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the baron that managed the Hotel Metropole when the Count's godfather was involved in a duel?

2. 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"?

3. How old does the colonel claim to be in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

4. What are the names of the bellhops at the Hotel Metropol?

5. Who is the statue of that sits outside the door of room 316 of the Hotel Metropole?

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