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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was Anna Ubanova discovered in a regional theater on the outskirts of Odessa, according to the narrator in Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation"?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1917.

3. How old is Nina in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

4. 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..."?
(a) Oblast.
(b) Nevsky.
(c) Sedova.
(d) Kudrovo.

5. When the Count is in Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly," he finds a hidden compartment two panels beyond what etching?
(a) "The Chase."
(b) "The Crowning."
(c) "The Scent."
(d) "Tallyho."

6. At what time is the Count crossing the lobby to the Boyarsky when Nina signals to him from behind a potted plant in Book 1: "Around and About"?
(a) 6:00.
(b) 7:00.
(c) 8:00.
(d) 5:00.

7. What is the Count's response when the couple asks him "What are you doing here?" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) "I am... from the barber shop."
(b) "I am... from the drapers."
(c) "I am... inspecting your locks."
(d) "I am... a bellhop."

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

9. What bridge does the Count describe Princess Golitsyn's carriage crossing in his story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) The Russky Bridge.
(b) The Palace Bridge.
(c) The Lomonosov Bridge.
(d) The Zhivopisny Bridge.

10. By what affectionate name does the Count refer to the grand dining room off the lobby at the Hotel Metropole?
(a) The Piazza.
(b) The Idlehour.
(c) The Boyarsky.
(d) The Shalyapin.

11. The Count tells Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..." that "setting aside the study of the liberal arts," "the rules of being a princess would begin with" what?
(a) "A refinement of manners."
(b) "An aristocratic heritage."
(c) "A perception of thought."
(d) "A great wealth."

12. Who is the barber of the Metropol Hotel?
(a) Pavel.
(b) Yaroslav.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Arkady.

13. On what date do the Count and Nina sneak into the balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) March 12.
(b) June 3.
(c) June 21.
(d) August 2.

14. How old is Nina when she befriends the Count?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

15. Who brings in room service when the Count visits Anna in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Andrey.
(b) Audrius.
(c) Emile.
(d) Oleg.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 3: "Arachne's Art," the author uses a simile in describing Emile. It is stated, "If the kitchen of the Boyarsky is an orchestra and Emile its conductor, then his chopping knife is" what?

2. Where does Anna take a train in the beginning of Book 2: "Addendum"?

3. What is the room number to which Anna Urbanova invites the Count to visit her in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

4. Whose magical ball of thread led Theseas safely from the lair of the Minotaur, according to the narrator in Book 1: "Around and About"?

5. 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"?

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