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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: “1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary” — “1924: Anonymity”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Prior to the opening of Book 1, there is a poem credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov. What is the year of the poem cited?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1922.

3. By what firm was the Count's father's clock made to order?
(a) Breguet.
(b) Montaigne.
(c) Federova.
(d) Brunel.

4. By what name does the Count call the one-eyed cat at the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Kutuzov.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Stalin.

5. How old is Nina when she befriends the Count?
(a) 13.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Shakespearean play does the author allude to when describing the Count's appointment in Book 1: "An Appointment"?

2. Why does Mr. Halecki call the Count to his office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

3. Who is the baron that managed the Hotel Metropole when the Count's godfather was involved in a duel?

4. Who is said to be the current resident of room 317 at the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "Archeologies"?

5. How tall is the Count described as being?

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