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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what time is the Count's appointment with Nina Kulikova set in the opening of Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) 3:00.
(b) 2:00.
(c) 1:00.
(d) 4:00.

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) 5:00.
(b) 8:00.
(c) 7:00.
(d) 6:00.

3. What does the Count do in order to stop the actress's dogs from chasing the cat in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) He claps.
(b) He whistles.
(c) He rings a bell.
(d) He shouts.

4. How tall is the Count described as being?
(a) 6'5".
(b) 5'11".
(c) 6'3".
(d) 6'1".

5. 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) November 17, 1929.
(b) June 12, 1887.
(c) February 25, 1927.
(d) January 3, 1928.

6. In what room is the Count standing when Book 2: "1926: Adieu" begins?
(a) Suite 329.
(b) Suite 426.
(c) Suite 317.
(d) Suite 241.

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

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

9. Who is the handyman that the Count occasionally shares cups of coffee with on the roof of the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Emile.
(b) Andrey.
(c) Abram.
(d) Oleg.

10. When did the Hotel Metropol first open its doors, according to the narrator in Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1905.

11. 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 317.
(b) Suite 208.
(c) Suite 621.
(d) Suite 412.

12. Where was Princess Golitsyn on her way to a ball in the Count's story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) The Voltovs'.
(b) The Vernots'.
(c) The Tushins'.
(d) The Chekhovs'.

13. 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) Ares's.
(b) Ariadne's.
(c) Poseidon's.
(d) Ophelia's.

14. The narrator says in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," "In the history of man, no military commissary has" done what?
(a) "Been married."
(b) "Been a gentleman."
(c) "Raised envy."
(d) "Elicited sorrow."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is holding their second meeting while the Count and Nina spy from the ballroom balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

2. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?

3. On what date was Article 58 of the Criminal Code drafted, according to the narrator in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?

4. 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..."?

5. Where is the Count to meet Nina for his appointment in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

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