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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Count is in Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly," he finds a hidden compartment two panels beyond what etching?
(a) "The Scent."
(b) "The Chase."
(c) "Tallyho."
(d) "The Crowning."

2. What restaurant at the Hotel Metropole is described in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship" as "that fabled retreat on the second floor"?
(a) The Idlehour.
(b) The Shalyapin.
(c) The Boyarsky.
(d) The Piazza.

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

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

5. 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) Poseidon's.
(c) Ares's.
(d) Ariadne's.

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

7. On what date do the Count and Nina sneak into the balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) August 2.
(b) June 21.
(c) June 3.
(d) March 12.

8. What verb is called into question in the charter by the members of the meeting in the ballroom in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) "Regulate."
(b) "Fascilitate."
(c) "Instigate."
(d) "Employ."

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

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

11. Who is the barber of the Metropol Hotel?
(a) Pavel.
(b) Arkady.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Yaroslav.

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

13. At what time does the Count awaken in the beginning of Book 3: "1930"?
(a) 6:30.
(b) 8:30.
(c) 5:30.
(d) 7:30.

14. Who is the statue of that sits outside the door of room 316 of the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Hermes.
(b) Gorky.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Odin.

15. What does the Count order at the dining room adjacent to the lobby of the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship"?
(a) Lamb stew and potatoes.
(b) Vichyssoise and veal.
(c) A Caesar salad and potato cakes.
(d) Okroshka and filet of sole.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Who is the afternoon doorman that the Count winks at when he arrives at the Hotel Metropol in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

4. On what date does Book 1: "Around and About" open?

5. What Shakespearean play does the author allude to when describing the Count's appointment in Book 1: "An Appointment"?

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