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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. In Book 5: "Anecdotes," the Count shares to pieces of parental advice with Sofia, including "Montaigne's maxim that the surest sign of wisdom is constant" what?
2. To whom does the Count take Sofia to see if she will watch over her in Book 3: "Ascending, Alighting"?
3. Where was the Count born?
4. Who rushes up to the Count and tells him that he must convince Sofia to perform overseas in Book 5: "1954: Applause and Acclaim"?
5. On what date does Book 5: "Anecdotes" begin?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is unusual about the Yellow Room when the Count enters to serve the private party in Book 3: “An Alliance”?
2. Why is the Count upset when Sofia points out Anna at dinner in Book 4: “1952: America”?
3. Why is Mishka exiled? What sentence does he receive?
4. How does Sofia describe her method of achieving mood with her piano playing in Book 4: “1950: Adagio, Andante, Allegro”?
5. What oversights does the Count made during his first lunch with Sofia in Book 3: “Adjustments”?
6. Who arrives at the hospital to assist the Count in Book 3: “Antics, Antitheses, an Accident”?
7. Why does the Bishop summon the Count to his office in Book 3: “Antics, Antitheses, an Accident”?
8. What film do the Count and Osip watch in Book 5: “An Association”? What are their impressions?
9. Why does the Count borrow Anna's suitcases in Book 3: “Ascending, Alighting”?
10. What announcement is made by Malyshev in Book 5: “An Announcement”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of the Bishop in A Gentleman in Moscow. What is the Bishop's position when he begins working at the hotel? What is his position at the end of the novel? Why does the Count refer to this character as "the Bishop"?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the narrative style of A Gentleman in Moscow. From what narrative point of view is the story related? In what tense is it related? Why do you think the author has chosen to relate the story from this perspective?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Count's relationship with Nina. How do the Count and Nina meet? How old is Nina when she befriends the Count? What becomes of Nina?
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