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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was the name of the Grand Duke Demidov's butler?
(a) Oleg.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Osip.
(d) Kemp.

4. In the hiding game that the Count plays with Sofia in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting," what item does he hide?
(a) A needle.
(b) A thimble.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A necklace.

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

6. Where does the Count keep money hidden in a secret compartment in his room?
(a) His book of Anna Karenina.
(b) His book of Montaigne essays.
(c) His father's twice-chiming clock.
(d) The Grand Duke's desk legs.

7. 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) John Hobbes.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Stalin.
(d) John Locke.

8. In Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates," when the Count learns that Sofia won, the narrator says, "For the first time in twenty years, the Count let out a shout." What does the Count shout out?
(a) "Ha-ha!"
(b) "Hurray!"
(c) "Congratulations!"
(d) "Woohoo!"

9. The director of what theatre lured Anna Ubanova back to the stage in 1948?
(a) The Lortel Theatre.
(b) The Maly Theatre.
(c) The Kiev Theatre.
(d) The Alton Theatre.

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

11. Who rushes up to the Count and tells him that he must convince Sofia to perform overseas in Book 5: "1954: Applause and Acclaim"?
(a) Marina Samarova.
(b) Jozef Halecki.
(c) Andrey Duras.
(d) Viktor Stepanovich.

12. At what time does the Count make his nightly rounds of the Boyarsky with his waiters at their stations in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) 5:45.
(b) 7:00.
(c) 6:15.
(d) 6:30.

13. In Book 5: "1954: Applause and Acclaim," the Count tells Sofia, "For what matters in life is not whether we receive a round of applause; what matters is" what?
(a) "Whether or not we gave our efforts toward the noble cause."
(b) "Whether we have the courage to venture forth despite the uncertainty of acclaim."
(c) "Whether or not our voices were heard amidst the din of civilization."
(d) "Whether or not we tried."

14. 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 passing of clouds."
(b) "Like the wheeling of the stars."
(c) "Like the turning of the planets."
(d) "Like the blooming of lilies."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who waits on the Count and Sofia at the Piazza in Book 3: "Adjustments"?

2. At precisely what time do the doors open for the special dinner in Book 5: "An Announcement"?

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

4. By what name does the colonel introduce himself in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

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?

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