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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. Prior to the opening of Book 1, there is a poem credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov. What is the year of the poem cited?
2. Who is manning the front desk at the Hotel Metropol when the Count arrives in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
3. What is the temperature of the ballroom said to be in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
4. By what affectionate name does the Count refer to the grand dining room off the lobby at the Hotel Metropole?
5. Who brings in room service when the Count visits Anna in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Nina described when the Count first befriends her?
2. What experiments is Nina conducting when the Count encounters her in Book 2: “1926: Adieu”?
3. Why does Mr. Halecki call the Count to his office in Book 1: “An Assembly”?
4. How is the Piazza described? Where is it located?
5. How is the Count's clock described in the narrative? Where was it obtained?
6. How does Nina access the different rooms of the hotel? What rooms does she show the Count in Book 1: “Around and About”?
7. What does the Count discover when he is alone in Mr. Halecki's office in Book 1: “An Assembly”?
8. How does the narrative style change in Book 2: “1926: Adieu”?
9. How are the Count's quarters described at the hotel?
10. What causes the conflict at the barber shop in Book 1:” An Appointment”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the Count's relationship with Nina. How do the Count and Nina meet? How old is Nina when she befriends the Count? What becomes of Nina?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the setting of the Hotel Metropol. How large is this establishment? What restaurants and other businesses are contained within the hotel? How has the hotel changed since its opening in 1905?
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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