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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 author of the book of essays that the Count is reading in the beginning of Book 1: "An Appointment"?
(a) Breguet.
(b) Chekhov.
(c) Montaigne.
(d) Federova.

2. When was Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov born?
(a) March 12, 1902.
(b) October 24, 1889.
(c) June 12, 1887.
(d) September, 20, 1885.

3. Who brings in room service when the Count visits Anna in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Oleg.
(b) Emile.
(c) Audrius.
(d) Andrey.

4. The Count tells Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..." "Manners are not like" what?
(a) "Gold coins."
(b) "Clothing."
(c) "Bonbons."
(d) "Flowers."

5. What activity does the narrator describe the Count doing in detail in Book 3: "1930"?
(a) Reading a newspaper.
(b) Shaving.
(c) Taking a shower.
(d) Making coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation," the narrator states, "But art is the most unnatural minion of the state. Not only is it created by fanciful people who tire of repetition even more quickly than they tire of being told what to do, it is also vexingly" what?

2. What bridge does the Count describe Princess Golitsyn's carriage crossing in his story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

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. In what room is the Count standing when Book 2: "1926: Adieu" begins?

5. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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