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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Sofia said to be in the opening of Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 13.

2. According to the narrator in Book 5: "An Announcement," who "would argue that once the dining room's doors were opened, after a brief moment of confusion the better natures of the men would prevail, and their predisposition to reason would lead them to a fair and orderly process of seat taking"?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) John Locke.
(d) John Hobbes.

3. When did the Count's father have his clock commissioned?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1826.
(d) 1899.

4. Who is the director of the Red October Youth Orchestra that visits the Count in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) Mr. Duras.
(b) Mr. Frinovsky.
(c) Mr. Glebnikov.
(d) Mr. Halecki.

5. In Book 3: "Adjustments" the narrator uses a simile in describing Sofia, saying, "When the Count served breakfast, she nibbled her biscuits like" what?
(a) "A Trappist."
(b) "A rabbit."
(c) "A squirrel."
(d) A mouse."

6. Where is a private party held at the Boyarsky in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) In the Yellow Room.
(b) In the White Room.
(c) In the Red Room.
(d) In the Blue Room.

7. How old is Sofia in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?
(a) 16.
(b) 9.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

8. To what does the Count compare "how time passes when one is left waiting unaccountably" in the opening of Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) "Like the wheeling of the stars."
(b) "Like the turning of the planets."
(c) "Like the blooming of lilies."
(d) "Like the passing of clouds."

9. Where was the Count born?
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Kiev.
(c) Primosky Krai.
(d) Moscow.

10. How old was the Count when his father sat him down to explain Darwin's theory of natural selection?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

11. What is Emile's last name?
(a) Kulikova.
(b) Zhukovsky.
(c) Rostov.
(d) Urbanova.

12. What corporation does Pudgy Webster's father own?
(a) The South Convention Watch Company.
(b) The American Refrigeration Company.
(c) The American Wonder Bread Company.
(d) The American Vending Machine Company.

13. How old does the colonel claim to be in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) 42.
(b) 26.
(c) 46.
(d) 39.

14. Where are the Count and Sofia going to dine in the opening of Book 4: "1952: America"?
(a) The Piazza.
(b) The Boyarsky.
(c) The Spotted Dog.
(d) The Shalyapin.

15. What do the Count and Sofia have for lunch at the Piazza in Book 3: "Adjustments"?
(a) Venison.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Duck.
(d) Veal.

Short Answer Questions

1. By whom was the Count raised?

2. On what date does Book 5: "Anecdotes" begin?

3. At what time does the Count say the performance was scheduled to end in the beginning of Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

4. At what time does the Count take a chair in the manager's office of the Metropol Hotel in the opening of Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?

5. Who is the friend that the Count toasts to over Sofia's piano success in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?

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