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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 Crowning."
(b) "The Chase."
(c) "Tallyho."
(d) "The Scent."

4. By what name does the Count call the one-eyed cat at the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Kutuzov.

5. Who comes to fetch the Count to Mr. Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) Arkady.
(b) Jozef.
(c) Petya.
(d) Fyodor.

6. How old is Princess Novobaczky turning on her birthday in the example given by the narrator in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) 21.
(b) 17.
(c) 26.
(d) 18.

7. In Book 3: "Arachne's Art," the narrator asserts, "History is the business of identifying momentous events from the comfort of" what?
(a) "A great wealth."
(b) "A high-back chair."
(c) "A perception of thought."
(d) "A throne."

8. What restaurant at the Hotel Metropole is described in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship" as "that fabled retreat on the second floor"?
(a) The Shalyapin.
(b) The Boyarsky.
(c) The Idlehour.
(d) The Piazza.

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

10. 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) 6:30.
(b) 7:30.
(c) 8:30.
(d) 5:30.

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

12. Who is the statue of that sits outside the door of room 316 of the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Odin.
(c) Gorky.
(d) Hermes.

13. Who is said to be the current resident of room 317 at the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "Archeologies"?
(a) Comrade Tarakovsky.
(b) Comrade Mindich.
(c) Comrade Leplevsky.
(d) Comrade Rostov.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the Count go to see Marina in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

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

4. In what Shakespearean play does Dogberry appear, as noted in the allusion in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

5. On what date does Book 1: "Around and About" open?

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