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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the hiding game that the Count plays with Sofia in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting," what item does he hide?
(a) A thimble.
(b) A pocket watch.
(c) A needle.
(d) A necklace.

2. Where is a private party held at the Boyarsky in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) In the Blue Room.
(b) In the White Room.
(c) In the Yellow Room.
(d) In the Red Room.

3. When is Sofia directed to report to the Red October Youth Orchestra, according to the official letter that the Count receives in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) June 1.
(b) March 1.
(c) September 1.
(d) October 1.

4. According to the narrator in Book 5: "An Announcement," who "would argue that once the dining room's doors were opened, after a brief moment of confusion the better natures of the men would prevail, and their predisposition to reason would lead them to a fair and orderly process of seat taking"?
(a) John Locke.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Stalin.
(d) John Hobbes.

5. At what time does the Count say the performance was scheduled to end in the beginning of Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
(a) 11:00.
(b) 10:00.
(c) 12:00.
(d) 9:00.

6. What do the Count and Sofia have for lunch at the Piazza in Book 3: "Adjustments"?
(a) Duck.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Veal.
(d) Venison.

7. What is Emile's last name?
(a) Zhukovsky.
(b) Urbanova.
(c) Rostov.
(d) Kulikova.

8. What does the Count borrow from Anna in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting"?
(a) Her pillows.
(b) Her passport.
(c) Her room key.
(d) Her suitcases.

9. What is the name of the Count's sister whose portrait hangs in his study?
(a) Helena.
(b) Marina.
(c) Sofia.
(d) Anna.

10. The director of what theatre lured Anna Ubanova back to the stage in 1948?
(a) The Lortel Theatre.
(b) The Maly Theatre.
(c) The Kiev Theatre.
(d) The Alton Theatre.

11. When did the Count's father have his clock commissioned?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1826.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1856.

12. What play does Anna Urbanova perform in, in Book 5: "An Announcement"?
(a) The Cherry Orchard.
(b) Three Sisters.
(c) Uncle Vanya.
(d) The Seagull.

13. At what time does the Count make his nightly rounds of the Boyarsky with his waiters at their stations in Book 3: "An Alliance"?
(a) 6:30.
(b) 5:45.
(c) 7:00.
(d) 6:15.

14. In Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates," when the Count learns that Sofia won, the narrator says, "For the first time in twenty years, the Count let out a shout." What does the Count shout out?
(a) "Hurray!"
(b) "Woohoo!"
(c) "Congratulations!"
(d) "Ha-ha!"

15. With whom is Sofia said to be meeting in the ballroom in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?
(a) Mikhail Fyodorovich Mindich.
(b) Nina Kulikova.
(c) Viktor Stepanovich.
(d) Katerina Litvinova.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who delivers the news that Sofia won in Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?

2. Where does the Count presume the stranger in the separate dining room is from in Book 3: "An Alliance"?

3. On what date does Book 5: "An Announcement" begin?

4. At what time does the Count approach the Shalyapin in the opening of Book 3: "Absinthe"?

5. What color is Sofia's hair described as in Book 4: "1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro"?

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