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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 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?
(a) "Ambiguous."
(b) "Stringent."
(c) "Arbitrary."
(d) "Articulate."

2. Who is holding their second meeting while the Count and Nina spy from the ballroom balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Coal Miners.
(b) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Taxi Drivers.
(c) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Steelworkers.
(d) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Railway Workers.

3. 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) 5:00.
(b) 6:00.
(c) 7:00.
(d) 8:00.

4. Who is the afternoon doorman that the Count winks at when he arrives at the Hotel Metropol in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) Audrius.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Andrey.
(d) Emile.

5. On what date does Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary" begin?
(a) July 2.
(b) June 21.
(c) June 13.
(d) March 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Count's response when the couple asks him "What are you doing here?" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

2. Who is manning the front desk at the Hotel Metropol when the Count arrives in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

3. Where is the Count to meet Nina for his appointment in Book 1: "Anyway..."?

4. 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"?

5. In Book 3: "Arachne's Art," the narrator asserts, "History is the business of identifying momentous events from the comfort of" what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Nina described when the Count first befriends her?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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