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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. How much money does the lieutenant lose in the narrator's story of the princess's birthday party in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) 300 rubles.
(b) 1,000 rubles.
(c) 500 rubles.
(d) 2,000 rubles.

2. Whose magical ball of thread led Theseas safely from the lair of the Minotaur, according to the narrator in Book 1: "Around and About"?
(a) Ophelia's.
(b) Ares's.
(c) Ariadne's.
(d) Poseidon's.

3. Where does Anna take a train in the beginning of Book 2: "Addendum"?
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Irkutsk Oblast.
(c) Primosky Krai.
(d) Nizhny Novgorod.

4. Who brings in room service when the Count visits Anna in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Oleg.
(b) Audrius.
(c) Andrey.
(d) Emile.

5. On what date does Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador" open?
(a) June 21.
(b) June 1.
(c) September 12.
(d) March 25.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what room is the Count standing when Book 2: "1926: Adieu" begins?

3. By what affectionate name does the Count refer to the grand dining room off the lobby at the Hotel Metropole?

4. When did Serov paint the portrait of Helena, according to the narrator in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

5. What is the Count's response when the couple asks him "What are you doing here?" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

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