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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the afternoon doorman that the Count winks at when he arrives at the Hotel Metropol in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) Emile.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Audrius.
(d) Andrey.

2. 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?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1913.

3. Why does Mr. Halecki call the Count to his office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) To tell him that the KGB has been asking for him.
(b) To tell him that he is being fired as headwaiter at the Boyarsky.
(c) To tell him that he is being evicted from the hotel.
(d) To tell him that the staff has been instructed not to use honorifics when addressing him.

4. 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) 1923.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1917.

5. What does the Count order at the dining room adjacent to the lobby of the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship"?
(a) A Caesar salad and potato cakes.
(b) Okroshka and filet of sole.
(c) Lamb stew and potatoes.
(d) Vichyssoise and veal.

6. 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"?
(a) 5:30.
(b) 6:30.
(c) 8:30.
(d) 7:30.

7. When did Serov paint the portrait of Helena, according to the narrator in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1908.

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

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

10. For what time is the Count's appointment with Nina Kulikova set in the opening of Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) 4:00.
(b) 1:00.
(c) 3:00.
(d) 2:00.

11. On what day of the week does the Count go for his weekly trim at the hotel barber?
(a) Thursdays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Tuesdays.

12. Which of the objects dropped from the ballroom balcony is described as "the Count's personal favorite" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) The pineapple.
(b) The coin.
(c) The teacup.
(d) The egg.

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

14. What is Anna Urbanova's profession?
(a) She is a pianist.
(b) She is an actress.
(c) She is a singer.
(d) She is a dancer.

15. Who is described as the sous-chef of the Boyarsky in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?
(a) Emile.
(b) Stanislav.
(c) Petra.
(d) Ilya.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Count's response when the couple asks him "What are you doing here?" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

2. How much money does the lieutenant lose in the narrator's story of the princess's birthday party in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

3. Of the Count, the narrator says in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," "his philosophical leanings had always been essentially" what?

4. Who is said to be the current resident of room 317 at the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "Archeologies"?

5. In what room is the Count standing when Book 2: "1926: Adieu" begins?

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