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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 play does Anna Urbanova perform in, in Book 5: "An Announcement"?
(a) Three Sisters.
(b) Uncle Vanya.
(c) The Cherry Orchard.
(d) The Seagull.

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

3. In what month does Book 4: "1952: America" begin?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) July.
(d) March.

4. Who is the director of the Red October Youth Orchestra that visits the Count in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) Mr. Glebnikov.
(b) Mr. Frinovsky.
(c) Mr. Duras.
(d) Mr. Halecki.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Mishka's attire described when he appears in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?

2. 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"?

3. Where is a private party held at the Boyarsky in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

4. In the hiding game that the Count plays with Sofia in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting," what item does he hide?

5. How old is Sofia in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sofia describe her method of achieving mood with her piano playing in Book 4: “1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro”?

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

3. How is Sofia's performance in the school competition described in Book 4: “1953: Apostles and Apostates”?

4. Why does the Count become upset when he first finds Sofia and Viktor in the ballroom in Book 4: “1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro”?

5. What "game" does Sofia play with the Count, as described in Book 3: “Antics, Antitheses, an Accident”?

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

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

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

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

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

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