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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Count enters the ballroom in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," Nina explains that she and her friend are testing the "hypotheses of two renowned mathematicians in a single experiment." Who are the mathematicians being tested?
(a) Pythagoras and Einstein.
(b) Aristotle and Plato.
(c) Einstein and Galileo.
(d) Newton and Galileo.

2. On what date does Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary" begin?
(a) June 13.
(b) July 2.
(c) March 12.
(d) June 21.

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

4. At what time does the Count awaken in the beginning of Book 3: "1930"?
(a) 8:30.
(b) 7:30.
(c) 6:30.
(d) 5:30.

5. The Count tells Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..." "Manners are not like" what?
(a) "Gold coins."
(b) "Clothing."
(c) "Bonbons."
(d) "Flowers."

6. 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 evicted from the hotel.
(c) To tell him that he is being fired as headwaiter at the Boyarsky.
(d) To tell him that the staff has been instructed not to use honorifics when addressing him.

7. What are the names of the bellhops at the Hotel Metropol?
(a) Pavel and Arkady.
(b) Pasha and Petya.
(c) Emile and Andrey.
(d) Audrius and Fyodor.

8. Who is holding their second meeting while the Count and Nina spy from the ballroom balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Coal Miners.
(b) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Taxi Drivers.
(c) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Steelworkers.
(d) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Railway Workers.

9. 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.

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

11. 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... inspecting your locks."
(c) "I am... from the drapers."
(d) "I am... a bellhop."

12. In what province does the Count tell Anna he spent a good part of his youth in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Irkutsk Oblast.
(b) Zabaykalsky Krai.
(c) Nizhny Novgorod.
(d) Primosky Krai.

13. On what date does Book 1: "Around and About" open?
(a) September 12.
(b) March 13.
(c) June 21.
(d) July 12.

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

15. What is Mr. Halecki's first name?
(a) Petya.
(b) Fyodor.
(c) Emile.
(d) Jozef.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the Count to meet Nina for his appointment in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

3. For what time is the Count's appointment with Nina Kulikova set in the opening of Book 1: "Anyway..."?

4. What activity does the narrator describe the Count doing in detail in Book 3: "1930"?

5. 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?

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