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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: "Anyway..." - "Around and About".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Count tells Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..." "Manners are not like" what?
(a) "Clothing."
(b) "Gold coins."
(c) "Flowers."
(d) "Bonbons."

2. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?
(a) Sofia.
(b) Fatima.
(c) Marina.
(d) Anna.

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

4. The Count tells Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..." that "setting aside the study of the liberal arts," "the rules of being a princess would begin with" what?
(a) "A great wealth."
(b) "A refinement of manners."
(c) "A perception of thought."
(d) "An aristocratic heritage."

5. Who is the afternoon doorman that the Count winks at when he arrives at the Hotel Metropol in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) Emile.
(b) Andrey.
(c) Audrius.
(d) Pavel.

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 the fruit seller that Count Rostov calls out to when he is escorted from the Kremlin onto Red Square in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

3. What does the Count order at the dining room adjacent to the lobby of the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship"?

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

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

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