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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. 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"?
(a) Stalin.
(b) John Locke.
(c) John Hobbes.
(d) Aristotle.

2. Who comes to warn the Count that the Bishop is on his way to his room in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) Osip.
(b) Oleg.
(c) Emile.
(d) Vasily.

3. The narrator says in Book 5: "1954: Applause and Acclaim," "It is a well-known fact that of all of the species on earth Homo sapiens is among the most" what?
(a) "Consuming."
(b) "Miserable."
(c) "Adaptable."
(d) "Murderous."

4. What kind of wine is served to the Count and the stranger in the separate dining room prior to dinner in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) Gewurztraminer.
(b) Rkatsiteli.
(c) Riesling.
(d) Cabernet Sauvignon.

5. What name does Sofia give to her doll in Book 3: "Adjustments"?
(a) Emily.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Dolly.
(d) Mabel.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does the Count say the performance was scheduled to end in the beginning of 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. What is Emile's last name?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How has the process of taking orders changed at the Boyarsky in Book 4: “1953: Apostles and Apostates”?

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

5. What does Katerina give to the Count in Book 4: “1953: Apostles and Apostates”? Why?

6. Why is Mishka exiled? What sentence does he receive?

7. How does the Count manage to be assigned to the special meeting at the Boyarsky in Book 5: “An Announcement”?

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

9. What does Richard Vanderwhile solicit the Count to do in Book 4: “1952: America”?

10. What is unusual about the Yellow Room when the Count enters to serve the private party in Book 3: “An Alliance”?

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