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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: “1926: Adieu”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of the bellhops at the Hotel Metropol?
(a) Pasha and Petya.
(b) Emile and Andrey.
(c) Pavel and Arkady.
(d) Audrius and Fyodor.

2. At what time is the Count crossing the lobby to the Boyarsky when Nina signals to him from behind a potted plant in Book 1: "Around and About"?
(a) 6:00.
(b) 5:00.
(c) 7:00.
(d) 8:00.

3. What bridge does the Count describe Princess Golitsyn's carriage crossing in his story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) The Zhivopisny Bridge.
(b) The Lomonosov Bridge.
(c) The Russky Bridge.
(d) The Palace Bridge.

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

5. In what province does the Count tell Anna he spent a good part of his youth in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Zabaykalsky Krai.
(b) Nizhny Novgorod.
(c) Irkutsk Oblast.
(d) Primosky Krai.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Anna take a train in the beginning of Book 2: "Addendum"?

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

3. Which of the objects dropped from the ballroom balcony is described as "the Count's personal favorite" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

4. Of the Count, the narrator says in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," "his philosophical leanings had always been essentially" what?

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

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