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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. How much money does the lieutenant lose in the narrator's story of the princess's birthday party in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

2. By what name does the Count call the one-eyed cat at the Hotel Metropole?

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 1: "1922: An Ambassador" open?

5. In what province does the Count tell Anna he spent a good part of his youth in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the narrator describe Anna's mindset in Book 2: "Addendum"?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is the lieutenant described in the Count's story in Book 2: “1926: Adieu”?

9. How is the Count's clock described in the narrative? Where was it obtained?

10. How does the narrative style change in Book 2: “1926: Adieu”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze the character of Mishka in A Gentleman in Moscow. Where did Mishka and the Count first meet? For how long have they known one another? What is Mishka's role in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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"?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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