View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the Count to meet Nina for his appointment in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) The hotel coffeehouse.
(b) The Boyarsky.
(c) Nina's suite.
(d) The Piazza.

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

3. On what date does Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador" open?
(a) September 12.
(b) June 21.
(c) March 25.
(d) June 1.

4. At what time does the narrator describe Count Rostov being escorted through the gates of the Kremlin onto Red Square in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) 8:30.
(b) 7:30.
(c) 6:30.
(d) 5:30.

5. By what affectionate name does the Count refer to the grand dining room off the lobby at the Hotel Metropole?
(a) The Boyarsky.
(b) The Idlehour.
(c) The Piazza.
(d) The Shalyapin.

6. Where is the Count planning on meeting with Mishka in the beginning of Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) The hotel coffee shop.
(b) The Boyarsky.
(c) The Piazza.
(d) The Shalyapin.

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

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

9. On what date does Book 1: "Around and About" open?
(a) June 21.
(b) July 12.
(c) March 13.
(d) September 12.

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

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

12. In Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation," the narrator states, "But art is the most unnatural minion of the state. Not only is it created by fanciful people who tire of repetition even more quickly than they tire of being told what to do, it is also vexingly" what?
(a) "Stringent."
(b) "Arbitrary."
(c) "Ambiguous."
(d) "Articulate."

13. In what province does the Count tell Anna he spent a good part of his youth in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Nizhny Novgorod.
(b) Zabaykalsky Krai.
(c) Irkutsk Oblast.
(d) Primosky Krai.

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

15. What is Anna Urbanova's profession?
(a) She is a dancer.
(b) She is an actress.
(c) She is a singer.
(d) She is a pianist.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 3: "Arachne's Art," the narrator asserts, "History is the business of identifying momentous events from the comfort of" what?

2. For what time is the Count's appointment with Nina Kulikova set in the opening of Book 1: "Anyway..."?

3. By what firm was the Count's father's clock made to order?

4. Of the ballroom, the narrator says in Book 1: "An Assembly," "Of course, there is now much more canvas than cashmere in the room, more gray than gold. But is the patch on the elbow really that much different from" what?

5. When was Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov born?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 479 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample