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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. 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 Steelworkers.
(c) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Railway Workers.
(d) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Taxi Drivers.

2. What does the Count do in order to stop the actress's dogs from chasing the cat in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) He shouts.
(b) He rings a bell.
(c) He whistles.
(d) He claps.

3. What gesture of the Count's comes to infuriate Anna during her train ride in Book 2: "Addendum"?
(a) His having called her a diminutive name.
(b) His having picked up her blouse.
(c) His having not sent her a letter.
(d) His having made love to her.

4. Who comes to fetch the Count to Mr. Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) Petya.
(b) Fyodor.
(c) Jozef.
(d) Arkady.

5. What does the Count order at the dining room adjacent to the lobby of the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship"?
(a) Vichyssoise and veal.
(b) Okroshka and filet of sole.
(c) Lamb stew and potatoes.
(d) A Caesar salad and potato cakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pavel's last name?

2. What color is the smoking jacket that the Count wears to celebrate his anniversary of confinement at the Hotel Metropole in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

3. On what date does Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador" open?

4. Whose magical ball of thread led Theseas safely from the lair of the Minotaur, according to the narrator in Book 1: "Around and About"?

5. When did Serov paint the portrait of Helena, according to the narrator in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is the Count's first encounter with the actress described in Book 2: “1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary”?

10. What causes the conflict at the barber shop in Book 1:” An Appointment”?

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