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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How tall is the Count described as being?
2. On what date does Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary" begin?
3. What activity does the narrator describe the Count doing in detail in Book 3: "1930"?
4. In what room is the Count standing when Book 2: "1926: Adieu" begins?
5. Who is the afternoon doorman that the Count winks at when he arrives at the Hotel Metropol in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the Count's clock described in the narrative? Where was it obtained?
2. How is the lieutenant described in the Count's story in Book 2: “1926: Adieu”?
3. What causes the conflict at the barber shop in Book 1:” An Appointment”?
4. Who does the Count encounter on the Metropol roof in Book 2: “1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary”? What is their exchange like?
5. What experiments is Nina conducting when the Count encounters her in Book 2: “1926: Adieu”?
6. How does the narrator describe the changes in the past decade in Book 3: “Arachne's Art”?
7. How does the Count alter his living quarters in Book 1: “Around and About”?
8. How has the Count's position within the Metropol changed with the opening of Book 3?
9. What are Emile and Andrey's positions at the Metropol?
10. How does Nina access the different rooms of the hotel? What rooms does she show the Count in Book 1: “Around and About”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of interpersonal relationships in A Gentleman in Moscow. What are the major relationships that are formed in the course of the story? How do these relationships impact those who are involved in them?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the language styles in A Gentleman in Moscow. What are examples of literary devices employed by the author in this work? How does each of these examples serve the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the political changes in Russia between 1922 and 1930. How are these changes demonstrated in A Gentleman in Moscow? How do these changes impact the characters in the novel?
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