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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 date was Article 58 of the Criminal Code drafted, according to the narrator in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?
(a) June 12, 1887.
(b) January 3, 1928.
(c) February 25, 1927.
(d) November 17, 1929.

2. Who is the barber of the Metropol Hotel?
(a) Pavel.
(b) Yaroslav.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Arkady.

3. Why does Mr. Halecki call the Count to his office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) To tell him that the staff has been instructed not to use honorifics when addressing him.
(b) To tell him that the KGB has been asking for him.
(c) To tell him that he is being evicted from the hotel.
(d) To tell him that he is being fired as headwaiter at the Boyarsky.

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"?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1923.

5. The narrator says in Book 2: "1926: Adieu," "In the history of man, no military commissary has" done what?
(a) "Been married."
(b) "Elicited sorrow."
(c) "Raised envy."
(d) "Been a gentleman."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Count's response when the couple asks him "What are you doing here?" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

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

3. At what time is the Count crossing the lobby to the Boyarsky when Nina signals to him from behind a potted plant in Book 1: "Around and About"?

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

5. At what time does the Count awaken in the beginning of Book 3: "1930"?

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

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

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

6. How would you describe the narrative style of A Gentleman in Moscow?

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

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

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

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

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