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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. How old is Princess Novobaczky turning on her birthday in the example given by the narrator in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 26.
(d) 17.

2. What Shakespearean play does the author allude to when describing the Count's appointment in Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Twelfth Night.
(c) Henry V.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

3. Who is manning the front desk at the Hotel Metropol when the Count arrives in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Arkady.
(c) Emile.
(d) Pavel.

4. 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 whistles.
(b) He rings a bell.
(c) He shouts.
(d) He claps.

5. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Anna.
(c) Marina.
(d) Sofia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the baron that managed the Hotel Metropole when the Count's godfather was involved in a duel?

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

3. Who is the handyman that the Count occasionally shares cups of coffee with on the roof of the Hotel Metropole?

4. When was Anna Ubanova discovered in a regional theater on the outskirts of Odessa, according to the narrator in Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation"?

5. In what Shakespearean play does Dogberry appear, as noted in the allusion in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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