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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Anna Ubanova discovered in a regional theater on the outskirts of Odessa, according to the narrator in Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation"?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1923.

2. 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.

3. Where did the old blind woman tell Princess Golitsyn she was going to see her son in the Count's story in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) Sedova.
(b) Nevsky.
(c) Kudrovo.
(d) Oblast.

4. Who is described as the sous-chef of the Boyarsky in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?
(a) Ilya.
(b) Petra.
(c) Stanislav.
(d) Emile.

5. Who is the baron that managed the Hotel Metropole when the Count's godfather was involved in a duel?
(a) Keffler.
(b) Fyodor.
(c) Arkady.
(d) Audrius.

6. In what Shakespearean play does Dogberry appear, as noted in the allusion in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(c) Much Ado About Nothing.
(d) All's Well that Ends Well.

7. In Book 3: "Arachne's Art," the author uses a simile in describing Emile. It is stated, "If the kitchen of the Boyarsky is an orchestra and Emile its conductor, then his chopping knife is" what?
(a) "The woodwinds."
(b) "The strings."
(c) "The tuba."
(d) "The baton."

8. What is the Count's response when the couple asks him "What are you doing here?" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) "I am... from the drapers."
(b) "I am... a bellhop."
(c) "I am... inspecting your locks."
(d) "I am... from the barber shop."

9. Of the Count, the narrator says in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," "his philosophical leanings had always been essentially" what?
(a) "Based on chance."
(b) "Meteorological."
(c) "Religious."
(d) "Fateful."

10. How old is Nina in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

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

12. By what firm was the Count's father's clock made to order?
(a) Federova.
(b) Breguet.
(c) Montaigne.
(d) Brunel.

13. What gesture of the Count's comes to infuriate Anna during her train ride in Book 2: "Addendum"?
(a) His having called her a diminutive name.
(b) His having not sent her a letter.
(c) His having made love to her.
(d) His having picked up her blouse.

14. What is the room number to which Anna Urbanova invites the Count to visit her in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Suite 412.
(b) Suite 317.
(c) Suite 208.
(d) Suite 621.

15. In what room of the hotel has the Count met with Anna in Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation"?
(a) Suite 412.
(b) Suite 317.
(c) Suite 215.
(d) Suite 311.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What is the title of the poem that is credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov that opens the novel?

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

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

5. How tall is the Count described as being?

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