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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 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. Duras.
(c) Mr. Halecki.
(d) Mr. Frinovsky.

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

3. What is the name of the Count's sister whose portrait hangs in his study?
(a) Anna.
(b) Marina.
(c) Helena.
(d) Sofia.

4. How old does the colonel claim to be in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) 26.
(b) 46.
(c) 42.
(d) 39.

5. Who is the friend that the Count toasts to over Sofia's piano success in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) Richard Vanderwhile.
(b) Anna Urbanova.
(c) Nina Kulikova.
(d) Osip Ivanovich Glebnikov.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the American general described as being from in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?

2. 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"?

3. What play does Anna Urbanova perform in, in Book 5: "An Announcement"?

4. In Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates," when the Count learns that Sofia won, the narrator says, "For the first time in twenty years, the Count let out a shout." What does the Count shout out?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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