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1) A person inserts one bullet into a six-chamber revolver, spins the chamber, aims it at himself, and pulls the trigger, gambling with his very life. What casino game is alluded to by this suicide attempt?
	Black Jack Roulette	Baccarat Poker

2) What type of corset did Fandorin wear, named after a famed poet of the time?
	The Lord Byron The John Keats	The Percy Bysshe Shelley The Lord Tennyson

3) The tendency to fall in love as the weather warms - as do both Fandorin and Pyotr Kokorin - is known as:
	Warming trend Spring training	Spring fever Cabin fever

4) What war was Fandorin fighting in the year 1877?
	Russo-Turkish War Crimean War	Russian Civil War The Cold War

5) The Windsor salon is this kind of place on a ship, used primarily to receive guests. Commissioner Gauche held suspects there each night:
	Bow Parlor	Stern Port

6) One of Boris Akunin's other sleuths made a cameo appearance in this The Death of Achilles. The ginger-haired investigator is:
	Sister Pelagia Bishop Mitrofanii	Boris Akunin None of the above

7) Besides make-up, name another disguise popular among men that Fandorin used in investigating General Sobolev's murder.
	Sunglasses Top hats	Oversized clothing Fake facial hair

8) Two Fandorin mysteries are included in Special Assignments. They are:
	Azazel and Jack of Spades Azazel and The Decorator	The Decorator and The State Counselor Jack of Spades and The Decorator

9) A Muscovite hails from what city?
	Nova Scotia Muscov	St. Petersburg Moscow

10) In Special Assignments, Fandorin pretends to work as a ________ to uncover the identity of 'The Decorator,' a serial killer targeting prostitutes.
	Prostitute Pimp	Clerk Policeman

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