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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: "An Assembly" - "Advent".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of the book of essays that the Count is reading in the beginning of Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Federova.
(c) Montaigne.
(d) Breguet.

2. Where did the old blind woman tell Princess Golitsyn she was going to see her son in the Count's story in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) Kudrovo.
(b) Nevsky.
(c) Oblast.
(d) Sedova.

3. Who is the baron that managed the Hotel Metropole when the Count's godfather was involved in a duel?
(a) Keffler.
(b) Audrius.
(c) Arkady.
(d) Fyodor.

4. When was Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov born?
(a) September, 20, 1885.
(b) March 12, 1902.
(c) October 24, 1889.
(d) June 12, 1887.

5. For what time is the Count's appointment with Nina Kulikova set in the opening of Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) 1:00.
(b) 3:00.
(c) 4:00.
(d) 2:00.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the poem that is credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov that opens the novel?

2. What bridge does the Count describe Princess Golitsyn's carriage crossing in his story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

3. What verb is called into question in the charter by the members of the meeting in the ballroom in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

4. What restaurant at the Hotel Metropole is described in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship" as "that fabled retreat on the second floor"?

5. What are the names of the bellhops at the Hotel Metropol?

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