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

2. At what time does the Count approach the Shalyapin in the opening of Book 3: "Absinthe"?
(a) 12:15.
(b) 11:30.
(c) 1:15.
(d) 11:45.

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

4. At what precise time does Book 5: "An Announcement" begin?
(a) 6:45.
(b) 7:45.
(c) 9:45.
(d) 8:45.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 5: "1954: Applause and Acclaim," the Count tells Sofia, "For what matters in life is not whether we receive a round of applause; what matters is" what?

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

3. What is the name of the Count's sister whose portrait hangs in his study?

4. The director of what theatre lured Anna Ubanova back to the stage in 1948?

5. In Book 3: "Adjustments" the narrator uses a simile in describing Sofia, saying, "When the Count served breakfast, she nibbled her biscuits like" what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why is the Count happy there will not be a pre-set seating arrangement for the meeting in Book 5: “An Announcement”?

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