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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. What bridge does the Count describe Princess Golitsyn's carriage crossing in his story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) The Zhivopisny Bridge.
(b) The Palace Bridge.
(c) The Lomonosov Bridge.
(d) The Russky Bridge.

2. For what time is the Count's appointment with Nina Kulikova set in the opening of Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) 1:00.
(b) 4:00.
(c) 3:00.
(d) 2:00.

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

4. Where was Princess Golitsyn on her way to a ball in the Count's story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) The Vernots'.
(b) The Chekhovs'.
(c) The Tushins'.
(d) The Voltovs'.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By what firm was the Count's father's clock made to order?

2. What date is described in Book 3: "Arachne's Art" as "the launch of the First Five-Year Plan"?

3. Why does Mr. Halecki call the Count to his office in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

4. What activity does the narrator describe the Count doing in detail in Book 3: "1930"?

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

2. How does the narrative style change in Book 2: “1926: Adieu”?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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