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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 ape.
(c) The elephant.
(d) The rhinocerus.

2. Where does Anna take a train in the beginning of Book 2: "Addendum"?
(a) Primosky Krai.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Nizhny Novgorod.
(d) Irkutsk Oblast.

3. What color is the smoking jacket that the Count wears to celebrate his anniversary of confinement at the Hotel Metropole in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Burgundy.

4. How much is Sofia described as weighing in Book 3: "Adjustments"?
(a) 50 pounds.
(b) 60 pounds.
(c) 40 pounds.
(d) 30 pounds.

5. What is Mr. Halecki's first name?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Emile.
(c) Jozef.
(d) Petya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Count go to see Marina in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

2. On what date do the Count and Nina sneak into the balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

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

4. Where is the Count planning on meeting with Mishka in the beginning of Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

5. In Book 3: "Arachne's Art," the narrator asserts, "History is the business of identifying momentous events from the comfort of" what?

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