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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 the afternoon doorman that the Count winks at when he arrives at the Hotel Metropol in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) Emile.
(b) Audrius.
(c) Andrey.
(d) Pavel.

2. How much money does the lieutenant lose in the narrator's story of the princess's birthday party in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) 1,000 rubles.
(b) 500 rubles.
(c) 2,000 rubles.
(d) 300 rubles.

3. What is Mr. Halecki's first name?
(a) Petya.
(b) Emile.
(c) Jozef.
(d) Fyodor.

4. By what name does the Count call the one-eyed cat at the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Kutuzov.

5. What is Anna Urbanova's profession?
(a) She is an actress.
(b) She is a pianist.
(c) She is a singer.
(d) She is a dancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Shakespearean play does the author allude to when describing the Count's appointment in Book 1: "An Appointment"?

2. Who is manning the front desk at the Hotel Metropol when the Count arrives in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

3. Who is the boy that is with Nina in the ballroom when the Count enters in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

4. On what date do the Count and Nina sneak into the balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

5. When did the Hotel Metropol first open its doors, according to the narrator in Book 1: "An Appointment"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How has the Count's position within the Metropol changed with the opening of Book 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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