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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 said to be the current resident of room 317 at the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "Archeologies"?
(a) Comrade Tarakovsky.
(b) Comrade Rostov.
(c) Comrade Mindich.
(d) Comrade Leplevsky.

2. What is the title of the poem that is credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov that opens the novel?
(a) "Where Is It Now?"
(b) "Dancing."
(c) "The Round Table."
(d) "The Battle Station."

3. What is the temperature of the ballroom said to be in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) 112 degrees.
(b) 84 degrees.
(c) 91 degrees.
(d) 36 degrees.

4. 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) Breguet.
(c) Montaigne.
(d) Federova.

5. Who is the statue of that sits outside the door of room 316 of the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Gorky.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Odin.
(d) Socrates.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what Shakespearean play does Dogberry appear, as noted in the allusion in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

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

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

4. How tall is the Count described as being?

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

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