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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: “1930” — “An Afternoon Assignation”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what date was Nikolai Bukharin "outmaneuvered by Stalin and ousted from the Poliburo," according to the narrator in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?
(a) June 12, 1887.
(b) February 25, 1927.
(c) January 3, 1928.
(d) November 17, 1929.

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

4. When did Serov paint the portrait of Helena, according to the narrator in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1908.

5. What is the name of Dr. Stahlbaum's children?
(a) Petra and Fyodor.
(b) Andrey and Ilya.
(c) Fritz and Clara.
(d) Pavel and Emile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Count planning on meeting with Mishka in the beginning of Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

2. Who is the handyman that the Count occasionally shares cups of coffee with on the roof of the Hotel Metropole?

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

4. Where is Katerina Litvinova from?

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

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