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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. Who wrote the essay on cannibalism that Sofia is reading in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?
(a) Leo Tolstoy.
(b) Alexander Warren.
(c) Michel de Montaigne.
(d) Mikhail Fyodorovich Mindich.

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) Vladimir.
(c) Osip.
(d) Fyodor.

3. What do the Count and Sofia have for lunch at the Piazza in Book 3: "Adjustments"?
(a) Veal.
(b) Venison.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Duck.

4. When did the Germans begin their retreat from Moscow in Operation Barbarossa?
(a) January, 1942.
(b) March, 1942.
(c) June, 1941.
(d) March, 1943.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is Sofia described as weighing in Book 3: "Adjustments"?

2. At what precise time does Book 5: "An Announcement" begin?

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

4. Who is the friend that the Count toasts to over Sofia's piano success in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?

5. How old was Ilya when he was promoted to sous-chef at the Metropol?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who arrives at the hospital to assist the Count in Book 3: “Antics, Antitheses, an Accident”?

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

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

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

6. Who arrives with an offer for Sofia in Book 4: “1953: Apostles and Apostates”? What becomes of this situation?

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

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

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

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

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