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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: “1954: Applause and Acclaim” — “Adulthood”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Serov paint the portrait of Helena, according to the narrator in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1889.

2. Where is the American general described as being from in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Texas.
(d) California.

3. On what date was Article 58 of the Criminal Code drafted, according to the narrator in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?
(a) November 17, 1929.
(b) February 25, 1927.
(c) June 12, 1887.
(d) January 3, 1928.

4. How old is the Count when Sofia comes into his care?
(a) 36.
(b) 48.
(c) 39.
(d) 59.

5. What is the Count's response when the couple asks him "What are you doing here?" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) "I am... inspecting your locks."
(b) "I am... from the drapers."
(c) "I am... a bellhop."
(d) "I am... from the barber shop."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Anna Urbanova's profession?

2. The Count tells Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..." "Manners are not like" what?

3. Who rushes up to the Count and tells him that he must convince Sofia to perform overseas in Book 5: "1954: Applause and Acclaim"?

4. Who is tending bar at the Shalyapin when the Count visits in Book 3: "Absinthe"?

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

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