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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose work will Sofia be performing with the orchestra of the Moscow Conservatory in Paris in Book 5: "1954: Applause and Acclaim"?
(a) Rachmaninov's.
(b) Beethoven's.
(c) Bach's.
(d) Mozart's.

2. When is Sofia directed to report to the Red October Youth Orchestra, according to the official letter that the Count receives in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) June 1.
(b) October 1.
(c) September 1.
(d) March 1.

3. When did the Germans launch Operation Barbarossa?
(a) June 22, 1941.
(b) March 12, 1941.
(c) June 19, 1942.
(d) May 3, 1940.

4. What is described in Book 5: "An Announcement" as "one of the most intricate and purposeful constructions ever manufactured by man"?
(a) The Communist Party.
(b) The Republican Party.
(c) Propaganda.
(d) The Whig Party.

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

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

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

8. Who delivers the news that Sofia won in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) Emile.
(b) Anna.
(c) Osip.
(d) Marina.

9. Who waits on the Count and Sofia at the Piazza in Book 3: "Adjustments"?
(a) Audrius.
(b) Martyn.
(c) The Bishop.
(d) Andrey.

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

11. Who wrote the essay on cannibalism that Sofia is reading in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?
(a) Alexander Warren.
(b) Leo Tolstoy.
(c) Michel de Montaigne.
(d) Mikhail Fyodorovich Mindich.

12. 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) Fyodor.
(d) Osip.

13. At precisely what time do the doors open for the special dinner in Book 5: "An Announcement"?
(a) 7:30.
(b) 7:00.
(c) 8:00.
(d) 9:00.

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

15. Who does Sofia say she thinks about before playing the composition in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) The Count.
(d) Her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does Book 4: "1952: America" begin?

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

3. What month is it when the Count revisits the Metropol's basement for the first time in years in Book 5: "Achilles Agonistes"?

4. What is the name of the Count's sister whose portrait hangs in his study?

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

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