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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Mishka's attire described when he appears in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?
(a) He is dressed like a beggar.
(b) He is dressed in a suit.
(c) He is dressed like a prince.
(d) He is dressed in a military uniform.

2. Where does the Red October Youth Orchestra operate?
(a) Stalingrad.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Kiev.
(d) St. Petersburg.

3. At what time does the Count take a chair in the manager's office of the Metropol Hotel in the opening of Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?
(a) 1:30.
(b) 12:00.
(c) 2:30.
(d) 1:45.

4. How old is Sofia in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 9.

5. 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.

6. When did the Germans begin their retreat from Moscow in Operation Barbarossa?
(a) March, 1943.
(b) June, 1941.
(c) January, 1942.
(d) March, 1942.

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

8. How many seats are arranged for the table at the special dinner in Book 5: "An Announcement"?
(a) 30.
(b) 46.
(c) 32.
(d) 50.

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

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

11. What does the interior artist surmise "a room is the summation of" in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) "All who have lived in it."
(b) "The wood it is made of."
(c) "The lighting in it."
(d) "All that has happened inside it."

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

13. What does the Count borrow from Anna in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting"?
(a) Her passport.
(b) Her pillows.
(c) Her room key.
(d) Her suitcases.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who comes to warn the Count that the Bishop is on his way to his room in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

3. On what date does the Count confirm that Sofia will be in Paris, France, in Book 5: "1954: Applause and Acclaim"?

4. 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?

5. What was the name of the Grand Duke Demidov's butler?

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