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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. Where was the Count born?
2. What name does Sofia give to her doll in Book 3: "Adjustments"?
3. How old is the Count when Sofia comes into his care?
4. To what does the Count compare "how time passes when one is left waiting unaccountably" in the opening of Book 4: "1953: Apostles and Apostates"?
5. What do the Count and Sofia have for lunch at the Piazza in Book 3: "Adjustments"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the Bishop summon the Count to his office in Book 3: “Antics, Antitheses, an Accident”?
2. What does the Count take from the barber shop in Book 5: “Achilles Agonistes”? How does he manage this feat?
3. What "game" does Sofia play with the Count, as described in Book 3: “Antics, Antitheses, an Accident”?
4. Who arrives at the hospital to assist the Count in Book 3: “Antics, Antitheses, an Accident”?
5. What does Katerina give to the Count in Book 4: “1953: Apostles and Apostates”? Why?
6. How has the process of taking orders changed at the Boyarsky in Book 4: “1953: Apostles and Apostates”?
7. Why is Mishka exiled? What sentence does he receive?
8. Why is the Count upset when Sofia points out Anna at dinner in Book 4: “1952: America”?
9. What announcement is made by Malyshev in Book 5: “An Announcement”?
10. What film do the Count and Osip watch in Book 5: “An Association”? What are their impressions?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the use of irony in A Gentleman in Moscow. How does the author employ irony for humorous effect in the novel? How is irony employed to develop suspense? What types of irony are seen in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the Count's relationship with Anna Urbanova in A Gentleman in Moscow. When and where do they meet? What is the nature of their relationship? How does their relationship change and evolve in the course of the story?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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