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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: “Apotheoses” — “Afterword”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the temperature of the ballroom said to be in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) 36 degrees.
(b) 91 degrees.
(c) 112 degrees.
(d) 84 degrees.

2. At what precise time does Book 5: "An Announcement" begin?
(a) 6:45.
(b) 8:45.
(c) 9:45.
(d) 7:45.

3. Where does the Count keep money hidden in a secret compartment in his room?
(a) His father's twice-chiming clock.
(b) His book of Montaigne essays.
(c) The Grand Duke's desk legs.
(d) His book of Anna Karenina.

4. What does the interior artist surmise "a room is the summation of" in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) "The wood it is made of."
(b) "The lighting in it."
(c) "All that has happened inside it."
(d) "All who have lived in it."

5. In what month does Book 4: "1952: America" begin?
(a) May.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) July.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Sofia's musical competition held, according to the narrator in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

2. Where is Pudgy Webster's father's company headquartered?

3. When did the Germans begin their retreat from Moscow in Operation Barbarossa?

4. To whom does the Count take Sofia to see if she will watch over her in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting"?

5. Who is the boy that is with Nina in the ballroom when the Count enters in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

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