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

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

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

4. Which of the objects dropped from the ballroom balcony is described as "the Count's personal favorite" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
(a) The pineapple.
(b) The egg.
(c) The teacup.
(d) The coin.

5. What is the title of the poem that is credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov that opens the novel?
(a) "Dancing."
(b) "The Battle Station."
(c) "The Round Table."
(d) "Where Is It Now?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the bellhops at the Hotel Metropol?

2. Who is holding their second meeting while the Count and Nina spy from the ballroom balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

3. When was Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov born?

4. Where is the Count planning on meeting with Mishka in the beginning of Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

5. Of the ballroom, the narrator says in Book 1: "An Assembly," "Of course, there is now much more canvas than cashmere in the room, more gray than gold. But is the patch on the elbow really that much different from" what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the Count's impressions of the Bishop when he first encounters him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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