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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the Count said to be in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) 72.
(b) 59.
(c) 63.
(d) 55.

2. At what time does the Count approach the Shalyapin in the opening of Book 3: "Absinthe"?
(a) 1:15.
(b) 11:45.
(c) 12:15.
(d) 11:30.

3. How old is the Count when Sofia comes into his care?
(a) 39.
(b) 48.
(c) 36.
(d) 59.

4. How old is Pudgy Webster described as being when he arrives in Moscow in Book 5: "1954: Applause and Acclaim"?
(a) 52.
(b) 29.
(c) 36.
(d) 49.

5. What do Andrey and Emile bring for Sofia after her competition in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) A pie.
(b) A bottle of champagne.
(c) A cake.
(d) A roast goose.

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

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

8. Where is Pudgy Webster's father's company headquartered?
(a) Los Angeles, CA.
(b) New York, NY.
(c) Hazelwood, PA.
(d) Montclair, NJ.

9. 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 squirrel."
(c) A mouse."
(d) "A rabbit."

10. What is the name of the "Goliath" that tends to the solitary man in the separate dining room in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) Vladimir.
(b) Emile.
(c) Osip.
(d) Fyodor.

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

12. Who is tending bar at the Shalyapin when the Count visits in Book 3: "Absinthe"?
(a) Emile.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Andrey.
(d) Audrius.

13. How much is Sofia described as weighing in Book 3: "Adjustments"?
(a) 60 pounds.
(b) 50 pounds.
(c) 30 pounds.
(d) 40 pounds.

14. What kind of wine is served to the Count and the stranger in the separate dining room prior to dinner in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) Riesling.
(b) Cabernet Sauvignon.
(c) Rkatsiteli.
(d) Gewurztraminer.

15. With whom is Sofia said to be meeting in the ballroom in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) Viktor Stepanovich.
(b) Katerina Litvinova.
(c) Nina Kulikova.
(d) Mikhail Fyodorovich Mindich.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Mishka's attire described when he appears in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?

3. Whose musical composition does Sofia play in the competition in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

4. What name does Sofia give to her doll in Book 3: "Adjustments"?

5. In Book 5: "Anecdotes," the Count shares to pieces of parental advice with Sofia, including "Montaigne's maxim that the surest sign of wisdom is constant" what?

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