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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What restaurant at the Hotel Metropole is described in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship" as "that fabled retreat on the second floor"?

2. What is the temperature of the ballroom said to be in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

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

4. On what date does Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary" begin?

5. Which of the objects dropped from the ballroom balcony is described as "the Count's personal favorite" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nina access the different rooms of the hotel? What rooms does she show the Count in Book 1: “Around and About”?

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

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

4. How does the Count alter his living quarters in Book 1: “Around and About”?

5. What does the Count do with Anna's blouse before leaving her suite in Book 2: “1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary”? Why?

6. What are the Count's impressions of the Bishop when he first encounters him?

7. What is the Count's sentence that is decreed in the opening of the novel? What crime did the Count commit?

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

9. Who does the Count encounter on the Metropol roof in Book 2: “1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary”? What is their exchange like?

10. What experiments is Nina conducting when the Count encounters her in Book 2: “1926: Adieu”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of finding purpose in life in A Gentleman in Moscow. In what ways is this theme embodied through the Count's character? How does the author explore this theme through symbolism, setting, and imagery?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Count's relationship with Anna Urbanova in A Gentleman in Moscow. When and where do they meet? What is the nature of their relationship? How does their relationship change and evolve in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of the Bishop in A Gentleman in Moscow. What is the Bishop's position when he begins working at the hotel? What is his position at the end of the novel? Why does the Count refer to this character as "the Bishop"?

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