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Amor Towles
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A Gentleman in Moscow Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Amor Towles
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Count tells Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..." "Manners are not like" what?
(a) "Flowers."
(b) "Bonbons."
(c) "Clothing."
(d) "Gold coins."

2. Who is holding their second meeting while the Count and Nina spy from the ballroom balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Coal Miners.
(b) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Taxi Drivers.
(c) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Steelworkers.
(d) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Railway Workers.

3. Who brings in room service when the Count visits Anna in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Oleg.
(b) Audrius.
(c) Andrey.
(d) Emile.

4. On what date was Nikolai Bukharin "outmaneuvered by Stalin and ousted from the Poliburo," according to the narrator in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?
(a) February 25, 1927.
(b) June 12, 1887.
(c) January 3, 1928.
(d) November 17, 1929.

5. Who is the baron that managed the Hotel Metropole when the Count's godfather was involved in a duel?
(a) Keffler.
(b) Audrius.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Arkady.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Count enters the ballroom in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," Nina explains that she and her friend are testing the "hypotheses of two renowned mathematicians in a single experiment." Who are the mathematicians being tested?

2. When the Count is in Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly," he finds a hidden compartment two panels beyond what etching?

3. Who is said to be the current resident of room 317 at the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "Archeologies"?

4. What is Pavel's last name?

5. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the Count's quarters described at the hotel?

2. Why does Mr. Halecki call the Count to his office in Book 1: “An Assembly”?

3. Whose meeting do the Count and Nina eavesdrop on in Book 1: “An Assembly”? Where is the meeting held?

4. How is Nina described when the Count first befriends her?

5. How would you describe the narrative style of A Gentleman in Moscow?

6. What does the Count assert about etiquette in Book 1: “Anyway…”?

7. Where is Nina going in Book 3: “Arachne's Art”? Why?

8. Why does the Count visit Marina's work room in Book 1: “An Assembly”?

9. How does the narrator describe the changes in the past decade in Book 3: “Arachne's Art”?

10. What does the Count discover when he is alone in Mr. Halecki's office in Book 1: “An Assembly”?

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