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

2. In the hiding game that the Count plays with Sofia in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting," what item does he hide?
(a) A pocket watch.
(b) A needle.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A thimble.

3. What is described in Book 5: "An Announcement" as "one of the most intricate and purposeful constructions ever manufactured by man"?
(a) Propaganda.
(b) The Communist Party.
(c) The Republican Party.
(d) The Whig Party.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many soldiers were deployed from Odessa to the Baltic in Operaton Barbarossa?

2. At what time does the Count make his nightly rounds of the Boyarsky with his waiters at their stations in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

3. When did the Germans launch Operation Barbarossa?

4. Where will Sofia be performing with the orchestra of the Moscow Conservatory in Paris in Book 5: "1954: Applause and Acclaim"?

5. Where does the Count presume the stranger in the separate dining room is from in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the Count borrow Anna's suitcases in Book 3: “Ascending, Alighting”?

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

4. What ingredients do the members of the Triumvirate obtain for their special dish? What is the special dish?

5. Why does the Count return to the Italians' room a second time in Book 5: “Arrivederci”? What happens when he does?

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

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

8. How is Sofia's demeanor described when she first arrives to stay with the Count in Book 3: “Adjustments”?

9. Why has Sofia been invited to Paris in Book 5: “1954: Applause and Acclaim”?

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

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