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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. When the Count is in Halecki's office in Book 1: "An Assembly," he finds a hidden compartment two panels beyond what etching?
2. 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?
3. In Book 2: "1926: Adieu," the Count learns that the statue of Gogol was replaced with a statue of whom at the Arbat Andreyev's?
4. What is the Count's response when the couple asks him "What are you doing here?" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?
5. Where is the Count to meet Nina for his appointment in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the Piazza described? Where is it located?
2. How has the Count's position within the Metropol changed with the opening of Book 3?
3. Who does the Count encounter on the Metropol roof in Book 2: “1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary”? What is their exchange like?
4. How is the Count's first encounter with the actress described in Book 2: “1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary”?
5. How does the Count alter his living quarters in Book 1: “Around and About”?
6. Where is Nina going in Book 3: “Arachne's Art”? Why?
7. Who does the Count encounter on the roof of the Metropol in Book 2: “1926: Adieu”? What impact does this encounter have?
8. What does the Count do with Anna's blouse before leaving her suite in Book 2: “1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary”? Why?
9. Whose meeting do the Count and Nina eavesdrop on in Book 1: “An Assembly”? Where is the meeting held?
10. How is the Count's clock described in the narrative? Where was it obtained?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the setting of the Hotel Metropol. How large is this establishment? What restaurants and other businesses are contained within the hotel? How has the hotel changed since its opening in 1905?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the character of the Count in A Gentleman in Moscow. How old is the Count when the novel begins? How old is he when it ends? How does the Count's character evolve in the course of the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Count's relationship with the staff members of the Boyarsky. When does the Count begin working at the restaurant? How would you characterize his relationships with the cook and maitre d? How does he feel about the management?
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