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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal from the "Dark Continent" does the Count describe to Sofia in Book 3: "Adjustments"?
(a) The elephant.
(b) The ape.
(c) The giraffe.
(d) The rhinocerus.

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

3. In what month does Book 4: "1952: America" begin?
(a) March.
(b) May.
(c) July.
(d) June.

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

5. 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) 6:15.
(b) 5:45.
(c) 7:00.
(d) 6:30.

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

7. Where will Sofia be performing with the orchestra of the Moscow Conservatory in Paris in Book 5: "1954: Applause and Acclaim"?
(a) The Paris Showhouse.
(b) The Palais Garnier.
(c) The Amor Garnier.
(d) The Grand Hall.

8. At what precise time does Book 5: "An Announcement" begin?
(a) 9:45.
(b) 6:45.
(c) 7:45.
(d) 8:45.

9. In what month does Book 5: "Arrivederci" begin?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) September.
(d) March.

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

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

12. What is the name of the Count's sister whose portrait hangs in his study?
(a) Marina.
(b) Sofia.
(c) Helena.
(d) Anna.

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

14. Where does the Count presume the stranger in the separate dining room is from in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) Kiev.
(b) Eastern Georgia.
(c) Ukraine.
(d) Western Georgia.

15. Sofia plays the music of what composer when the Count enters the ballroom in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) Chopin.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Pachelbel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the Germans begin their retreat from Moscow in Operation Barbarossa?

3. Where is the American general described as being from in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?

4. How many seats are arranged for the table at the special dinner in Book 5: "An Announcement"?

5. Where was Sofia's musical competition held, according to the narrator in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

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