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

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

3. Who is the statue of that sits outside the door of room 316 of the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Odin.
(b) Gorky.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Socrates.

4. 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"?
(a) 7:00.
(b) 8:00.
(c) 5:00.
(d) 6:00.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the room number to which Anna Urbanova invites the Count to visit her in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?

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

3. What is the temperature of the ballroom said to be in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

4. 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?

5. Where was Princess Golitsyn on her way to a ball in the Count's story to Nina in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Emile and Andrey's positions at the Metropol?

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

4. What experiments is Nina conducting when the Count encounters her in Book 2: “1926: Adieu”?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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