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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Sofia's hair described as in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Auburn.
(d) Blond.

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

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

4. By whom was the Count raised?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His grandmother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Andrey and Emile bring for Sofia after her competition in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

2. Who wrote the essay on cannibalism that Sofia is reading in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?

3. How old does the colonel claim to be in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

4. At precisely what time do the doors open for the special dinner in Book 5: "An Announcement"?

5. What corporation does Pudgy Webster's father own?

Short Essay Questions

1. What announcement is made by Malyshev in Book 5: “An Announcement”?

2. How has the setting of the hotel bar changed in Book 3: "Absinthe"? Why has it changed?

3. Why is Mishka upset about removing the passage from the book he is editing in Book 3: “Ascending, Alighting?

4. Why does Osip Ivanovich Glebnikov come to speak with the Count in Book 3: “An Alliance”?

5. What film do the Count and Osip watch in Book 5: “An Association”? What are their impressions?

6. Why is the Count upset when Sofia points out Anna at dinner in Book 4: “1952: America”?

7. What does the Count take from the barber shop in Book 5: “Achilles Agonistes”? How does he manage this feat?

8. What oversights does the Count made during his first lunch with Sofia in Book 3: “Adjustments”?

9. Why does the Count meet with Pudgy Webster in Book 5: “Arrivederci”?

10. Why does the Bishop summon the Count to his office in Book 3: “Antics, Antitheses, an Accident”?

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