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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 when Sofia comes into his care?
(a) 39.
(b) 36.
(c) 59.
(d) 48.

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

3. 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?
(a) "Curiosity."
(b) "Cheerfulness."
(c) "Ignorance."
(d) "Structure."

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

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

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

7. How long did it take Hitler's troops to march from the Russian frontier to the outskirts of Moscow in Operation Barbarossa?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 3 months.

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

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

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

11. In Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates," when the Count learns that Sofia won, the narrator says, "For the first time in twenty years, the Count let out a shout." What does the Count shout out?
(a) "Hurray!"
(b) "Woohoo!"
(c) "Congratulations!"
(d) "Ha-ha!"

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

13. On what date does Book 3: "1946" begin?
(a) June 13.
(b) March 12.
(c) June 21.
(d) September 2.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Pudgy Webster's father's company headquartered?

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. 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"?

4. Who is tending bar at the Shalyapin when the Count visits in Book 3: "Absinthe"?

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

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