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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: “Adjustments” — “Addendum”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal from the "Dark Continent" does the Count describe to Sofia in Book 3: "Adjustments"?
(a) The giraffe.
(b) The elephant.
(c) The ape.
(d) The rhinocerus.

2. Where is the Count planning on meeting with Mishka in the beginning of Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) The Shalyapin.
(b) The Piazza.
(c) The Boyarsky.
(d) The hotel coffee shop.

3. Why does Mr. Halecki call the Count to his office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) To tell him that the staff has been instructed not to use honorifics when addressing him.
(b) To tell him that the KGB has been asking for him.
(c) To tell him that he is being evicted from the hotel.
(d) To tell him that he is being fired as headwaiter at the Boyarsky.

4. In what Shakespearean play does Dogberry appear, as noted in the allusion in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(c) All's Well that Ends Well.
(d) Much Ado About Nothing.

5. What restaurant at the Hotel Metropole is described in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship" as "that fabled retreat on the second floor"?
(a) The Shalyapin.
(b) The Piazza.
(c) The Idlehour.
(d) The Boyarsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week does the Count go for his weekly trim at the hotel barber?

2. Who is described as the sous-chef of the Boyarsky in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?

3. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?

4. Where is Katerina Litvinova from?

5. By what firm was the Count's father's clock made to order?

(see the answer key)

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