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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the ballroom, the narrator says in Book 1: "An Assembly," "Of course, there is now much more canvas than cashmere in the room, more gray than gold. But is the patch on the elbow really that much different from" what?
(a) "The crown on the head?"
(b) "The epaulette on the shoulder?"
(c) "The sceptor and the crown?"
(d) "The suit and tie?"

2. How tall is the Count described as being?
(a) 6'5".
(b) 6'3".
(c) 6'1".
(d) 5'11".

3. In what Shakespearean play does Dogberry appear, as noted in the allusion in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) Much Ado About Nothing.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(d) All's Well that Ends Well.

4. On what date was Nikolai Bukharin "outmaneuvered by Stalin and ousted from the Poliburo," according to the narrator in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?
(a) June 12, 1887.
(b) November 17, 1929.
(c) February 25, 1927.
(d) January 3, 1928.

5. What verb is called into question in the charter by the members of the meeting in the ballroom in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) "Employ."
(b) "Regulate."
(c) "Fascilitate."
(d) "Instigate."

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

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

8. 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.

9. 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 Steelworkers.
(b) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Railway Workers.
(c) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Taxi Drivers.
(d) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Coal Miners.

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

11. In what room is the Count standing when Book 2: "1926: Adieu" begins?
(a) Suite 426.
(b) Suite 317.
(c) Suite 329.
(d) Suite 241.

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

13. Who is the handyman that the Count occasionally shares cups of coffee with on the roof of the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Oleg.
(b) Emile.
(c) Andrey.
(d) Abram.

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

15. Who is the baron that managed the Hotel Metropole when the Count's godfather was involved in a duel?
(a) Keffler.
(b) Audrius.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Arkady.

Short Answer 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?

2. Where is the Count planning on meeting with Mishka in the beginning of Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

3. Who is the barber of the Metropol Hotel?

4. When the Count is in Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly," he finds a hidden compartment two panels beyond what etching?

5. What gesture of the Count's comes to infuriate Anna during her train ride in Book 2: "Addendum"?

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