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Quiz about The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons

The Ultimate "The Bronze Horseman" by Paullina Simons Quiz | Authors

"The Bronze Horseman" is the first in a trilogy set in Russia during World War II. How much can you remember about the book?

A multiple-choice quiz by helen295. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
helen295

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
247,861

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Question 1 of 15

1. How old is Tatiana at the very beginning of the book? Hint

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Question 2 of 15

2. On which street do the Metanov family live? Hint

2nd Soviet

5th Soviet

Nevsky Prospekt

Suvorovsky Prospekt

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is Tatiana's favourite type of ice cream? Hint

Chocolate almond

Cr�me brulee

Blueberry

Vanilla

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Question 4 of 15

4. Alexander is a soldier in the Red Army. What is his rank when Tatiana first meets him?

Hint

First lieutenant

Captain

Second lieutenant

Major

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is Tatiana's special name for Alexander? Hint

Sasha

Shura

Alex

Sandy

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Question 6 of 15

6. Why does Tatiana run away from home to join the People's Volunteer Army in Luga? Hint

Because she thinks Alexander is in Luga

To escape from her violent father

So she can search for her twin brother, Pasha

Because her boyfriend, Dimitri, persuades her to

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which character is killed when a bomb hits the Suvorovsky Hospital? Hint

Mama

Babushka Maya

Marina

Papa

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Question 8 of 15

8. What are Dasha's final words to Tatiana before she dies? Hint

"How many more ways are there to kill us?"

"I can't anymore. I just can't."

"You're a good sister."

"What does it feel like?"

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Question 9 of 15

9. What does Tatiana find hidden in the back cover of "The Bronze Horseman"? Hint

Money

A train ticket

A letter

A photograph

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Question 10 of 15

10. To which village does Tatiana evacuate during the siege of Leningrad? Hint

Tolmachevo

Dohotino

Dubrovka

Lazarevo

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Question 11 of 15

11. What is the pattern on the dress Tatiana wears on her wedding day? Hint

Pink and white stripes

White with red roses

Cream with pink and blue butterflies

Blue with white daisies

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Question 12 of 15

12. When Tatiana returns to her home in Leningrad, what does she find? Hint

There's a dead body on the floor of her apartment

Her building has been destroyed by a bomb

Another family are living in her apartment

Her building is being used as army headquarters

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Question 13 of 15

13. What is the name of the doctor who agrees to help Tatiana and Alexander escape to America? Hint

Dr Leavitt

Dr Petrenko

Dr Stepanov

Dr Sayers

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Question 14 of 15

14. What happens to Alexander at the end of the story? Hint

The truck he is driving across Lake Ladoga is hit by a bomb, killing everyone inside

He is promoted to Colonel

He dies in a field hospital after being wounded

Dimitri Chernenko reports him to the NKVD (the secret police)

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Question 15 of 15

15. Where is Tatiana when she gives birth to Anthony Alexander in the final chapter of the book? Hint

Helsinki

Stockholm

Ellis Island

Liverpool

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How old is Tatiana at the very beginning of the book?

Answer: 16

The story begins on June 22, 1941, the day Hitler invades Russia. Tatiana celebrates her seventeenth birthday the following day.

2. On which street do the Metanov family live?

Answer: 5th Soviet

Tatiana lives with her parents, grandparents, older sister and twin brother in a two-room apartment on 5th Soviet, Leningrad (also known as St Petersburg).

3. What is Tatiana's favourite type of ice cream?

Answer: Cr�me brulee

On the first day of the war, Tatiana's parents send her out to buy food. On the way, she stops to buy a creme brulee ice cream and as she sits down on a bench to eat it, she meets a soldier called Alexander Belov.

4. Alexander is a soldier in the Red Army. What is his rank when Tatiana first meets him?

Answer: First lieutenant

During the course of the book, Alexander is promoted first to Captain and then to Major.

5. What is Tatiana's special name for Alexander?

Answer: Shura

Alexander calls Tatiana Tatia, although the rest of her friends and family call her Tania.

6. Why does Tatiana run away from home to join the People's Volunteer Army in Luga?

Answer: So she can search for her twin brother, Pasha

Tatiana's brother is sent to camp in Tolmachevo, near Luga, at the beginning of the war, because her parents think it will be safer for him there. However, Tolmachevo is soon taken by the Germans and the family believe Pasha to be dead. Tatiana goes to look for him, but is injured herself when a bomb hits the station while she's waiting for a train.

7. Which character is killed when a bomb hits the Suvorovsky Hospital?

Answer: Papa

Papa (Georgi Metanov) becomes an alcoholic after learning of his son Pasha's death. The family take him to hospital to recover, but the hospital is destroyed in an air raid that same night.
Mama (Irina Metanov), Babushka Maya and Tatiana's cousin Marina all die from cold and starvation during the long siege of Leningrad.

8. What are Dasha's final words to Tatiana before she dies?

Answer: "You're a good sister."

Tatiana's sister, Dasha, is engaged to Alexander and only discovers that he really loves Tatiana a few days before she dies from tuberculosis.
The other three options are the final words of other characters in the book.

9. What does Tatiana find hidden in the back cover of "The Bronze Horseman"?

Answer: Money

"The Bronze Horseman" is a book by Pushkin, which Alexander gives Tatiana for her birthday. When she finally evacuates from Leningrad she takes the book with her and discovers the money inside it.

10. To which village does Tatiana evacuate during the siege of Leningrad?

Answer: Lazarevo

Lazarevo is situated near the city of Perm (known as Molotov between 1940 and 1957). Tatiana's grandparents, Deda and Babushka Anna, evacuate there in the early days of the war, but by the time Tatiana reaches the village they are both dead.

11. What is the pattern on the dress Tatiana wears on her wedding day?

Answer: White with red roses

Tatiana and Alexander's gold wedding rings are made from melted-down gold teeth that Dasha stole during her job as a dentist's assistant.

12. When Tatiana returns to her home in Leningrad, what does she find?

Answer: Another family are living in her apartment

The council have re-housed Inga and Stanislav Krakov in the Metanovs' apartment, believing it to have been abandoned.

13. What is the name of the doctor who agrees to help Tatiana and Alexander escape to America?

Answer: Dr Sayers

Matthew Sayers is a Red Cross doctor, originally from Boston.

14. What happens to Alexander at the end of the story?

Answer: Dimitri Chernenko reports him to the NKVD (the secret police)

Alexander is waiting for the NKVD to arrest him - we don't find out what happens to him after that. He asks Dr Sayers to tell Tatiana he is dead and she should still travel to America as planned.

15. Where is Tatiana when she gives birth to Anthony Alexander in the final chapter of the book?

Answer: Ellis Island

Believing her husband to be dead, Tatiana travels alone to America, passing through Helsinki, Stockholm and Liverpool on the way.

Source: Author helen295

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