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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) Audrius.
(c) Andrey.
(d) Pavel.

2. When was Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov born?
(a) September, 20, 1885.
(b) October 24, 1889.
(c) March 12, 1902.
(d) June 12, 1887.

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

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"?
(a) Ophelia's.
(b) Ariadne's.
(c) Ares's.
(d) Poseidon's.

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

6. Who is the fruit seller that Count Rostov calls out to when he is escorted from the Kremlin onto Red Square in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Emile.
(c) Ilya.
(d) Andrey.

7. 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) "An aristocratic heritage."
(b) "A great wealth."
(c) "A refinement of manners."
(d) "A perception of thought."

8. 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) 7:00.
(b) 6:00.
(c) 8:00.
(d) 5:00.

9. 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.

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

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

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

13. Who is the boy that is with Nina in the ballroom when the Count enters in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) Pavel.
(b) Boris.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Oleg.

14. What is the title of the poem that is credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov that opens the novel?
(a) "The Battle Station."
(b) "Dancing."
(c) "The Round Table."
(d) "Where Is It Now?"

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the smoking jacket that the Count wears to celebrate his anniversary of confinement at the Hotel Metropole in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

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

3. On what date does Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador" open?

4. 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"?

5. Where is Katerina Litvinova from?

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