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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. On what day of the week does the Count go for his weekly trim at the hotel barber?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Thursdays.
(d) Tuesdays.

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

3. When did the Hotel Metropol first open its doors, according to the narrator in Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1911.

4. Who is described as the sous-chef of the Boyarsky in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?
(a) Ilya.
(b) Stanislav.
(c) Emile.
(d) Petra.

5. Where is the Count to meet Nina for his appointment in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) The Boyarsky.
(b) Nina's suite.
(c) The Piazza.
(d) The hotel coffeehouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room of the hotel has the Count met with Anna in Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation"?

2. Where does Anna take a train in the beginning of Book 2: "Addendum"?

3. On what date was Nikolai Bukharin "outmaneuvered by Stalin and ousted from the Poliburo," according to the narrator in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?

4. Who is said to be the current resident of room 317 at the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "Archeologies"?

5. When was Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov born?

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 are the Count's quarters described at the hotel?

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

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

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

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

7. What are Emile and Andrey's positions at the Metropol?

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

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

10. How is the Piazza described? Where is it located?

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