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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose musical composition does Sofia play in the competition in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) Beethoven's.
(b) Chopin's.
(c) Borowitz's.
(d) Mozart's.

2. What word is repeatedly used to describe Sofia's demeanor in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) "Spiteful."
(b) "Demure."
(c) "Petulant."
(d) "Gregarious."

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

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

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

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

7. On what date does Book 5: "An Announcement" begin?
(a) May 25.
(b) June 11.
(c) January 7.
(d) June 21.

8. How old was Ilya when he was promoted to sous-chef at the Metropol?
(a) 22.
(b) 26.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

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 squirrel."
(b) "A rabbit."
(c) "A Trappist."
(d) A mouse."

10. Who is the friend that the Count toasts to over Sofia's piano success in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) Richard Vanderwhile.
(b) Nina Kulikova.
(c) Osip Ivanovich Glebnikov.
(d) Anna Urbanova.

11. What animals have been set loose on the fourth floor of the Metropol in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Geese.
(c) Cats.
(d) Pigeons.

12. Where is the American general described as being from in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?
(a) Texas.
(b) Nevada.
(c) California.
(d) Arkansas.

13. To whom does the Count take Sofia to see if she will watch over her in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Maria.
(c) Anna.
(d) Marina.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the director of the Red October Youth Orchestra that visits the Count in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

2. Sofia plays the music of what composer when the Count enters the ballroom in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?

3. How much is Sofia described as weighing in Book 3: "Adjustments"?

4. What animal from the "Dark Continent" does the Count describe to Sofia in Book 3: "Adjustments"?

5. 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"?

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