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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. To what does the Count compare "how time passes when one is left waiting unaccountably" in the opening of Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) "Like the wheeling of the stars."
(b) "Like the turning of the planets."
(c) "Like the passing of clouds."
(d) "Like the blooming of lilies."

2. Who is manning the front desk at the Hotel Metropol when the Count arrives in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) Pavel.
(b) Fyodor.
(c) Emile.
(d) Arkady.

3. What is the title of the poem that is credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov that opens the novel?
(a) "The Battle Station."
(b) "Where Is It Now?"
(c) "Dancing."
(d) "The Round Table."

4. The director of what theatre lured Anna Ubanova back to the stage in 1948?
(a) The Kiev Theatre.
(b) The Alton Theatre.
(c) The Maly Theatre.
(d) The Lortel Theatre.

5. Who delivers the news that Sofia won in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) Marina.
(b) Anna.
(c) Osip.
(d) Emile.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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..."?

2. Who is the afternoon doorman that the Count winks at when he arrives at the Hotel Metropol in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

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

4. Prior to the opening of Book 1, there is a poem credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov. What is the year of the poem cited?

5. When did the Count's father have his clock commissioned?

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