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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 tending bar at the Shalyapin when the Count visits in Book 3: "Absinthe"?
(a) Pavel.
(b) Emile.
(c) Andrey.
(d) Audrius.

2. At what time does the Count take a chair in the manager's office of the Metropol Hotel in the opening of Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?
(a) 1:30.
(b) 12:00.
(c) 1:45.
(d) 2:30.

3. On what date does the Count confirm that Sofia will be in Paris, France, in Book 5: "1954: Applause and Acclaim"?
(a) March 16.
(b) July 12.
(c) June 21.
(d) May 3.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the essay on cannibalism that Sofia is reading in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?

2. How many seats are arranged for the table at the special dinner in Book 5: "An Announcement"?

3. Where are the Count and Sofia going to dine in the opening of Book 4: "1952: America"?

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

5. Who delivers the news that Sofia won in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does the Count borrow Anna's suitcases in Book 3: “Ascending, Alighting”?

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

5. What oversights does the Count made during his first lunch with Sofia in Book 3: “Adjustments”?

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

7. What ingredients do the members of the Triumvirate obtain for their special dish? What is the special dish?

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

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

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

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