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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. In what room of the hotel has the Count met with Anna in Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation"?
(a) Suite 317.
(b) Suite 412.
(c) Suite 311.
(d) Suite 215.

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

3. Whose magical ball of thread led Theseas safely from the lair of the Minotaur, according to the narrator in Book 1: "Around and About"?
(a) Poseidon's.
(b) Ariadne's.
(c) Ophelia's.
(d) Ares's.

4. What color is the smoking jacket that the Count wears to celebrate his anniversary of confinement at the Hotel Metropole in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Burgundy.
(d) Blue.

5. What are the names of the bellhops at the Hotel Metropol?
(a) Pavel and Arkady.
(b) Pasha and Petya.
(c) Emile and Andrey.
(d) Audrius and Fyodor.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. On what date was Article 58 of the Criminal Code drafted, according to the narrator in Book 3: "Arachne's Art"?

3. What verb is called into question in the charter by the members of the meeting in the ballroom in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

4. How old is Nina in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

5. In Book 3: "Arachne's Art," the author uses a simile in describing Emile. It is stated, "If the kitchen of the Boyarsky is an orchestra and Emile its conductor, then his chopping knife is" what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does the narrator describe the changes in the past decade in Book 3: “Arachne's Art”?

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

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

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