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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: “1946” — “Addendum”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the afternoon doorman that the Count winks at when he arrives at the Hotel Metropol in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) Audrius.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Andrey.
(d) Emile.

2. Who is the boy that is with Nina in the ballroom when the Count enters in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Oleg.
(c) Pavel.
(d) Boris.

3. What activity does the narrator describe the Count doing in detail in Book 3: "1930"?
(a) Shaving.
(b) Taking a shower.
(c) Reading a newspaper.
(d) Making coffee.

4. Where is Katerina Litvinova from?
(a) Odessa.
(b) Kiev.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) Moscow.

5. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?
(a) Anna.
(b) Fatima.
(c) Marina.
(d) Sofia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is tending bar at the Shalyapin when the Count visits in Book 3: "Absinthe"?

3. Prior to the opening of Book 1, there is a poem credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov. What is the year of the poem cited?

4. What is the name of Dr. Stahlbaum's children?

5. How old is Sofia in Book 3: "Antics, Antitheses, an Accident"?

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