A Gentleman in Moscow Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Amor Towles
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A Gentleman in Moscow Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Amor Towles
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Count Rostov give as his current address in the court transcript that appears before the opening of Book 1?
(a) Suite 317 at the Hotel Metropol.
(b) Suite 119 at the Hotel Metropol.
(c) Suite 623 at the Hotel Metropol.
(d) Suite 423 at the Hotel Metropol.

2. When did Serov paint the portrait of Helena, according to the narrator in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1921.

3. Where is the Count to meet Nina for his appointment in Book 1: "Anyway..."?
(a) The hotel coffeehouse.
(b) The Boyarsky.
(c) The Piazza.
(d) Nina's suite.

4. What is the room number to which Anna Urbanova invites the Count to visit her in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Suite 621.
(b) Suite 208.
(c) Suite 317.
(d) Suite 412.

5. What restaurant at the Hotel Metropole is described in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship" as "that fabled retreat on the second floor"?
(a) The Piazza.
(b) The Shalyapin.
(c) The Boyarsky.
(d) The Idlehour.

6. What does the Count order at the dining room adjacent to the lobby of the Hotel Metropole in Book 1: "An Acquaintanceship"?
(a) Okroshka and filet of sole.
(b) Lamb stew and potatoes.
(c) Vichyssoise and veal.
(d) A Caesar salad and potato cakes.

7. By what affectionate name does the Count refer to the grand dining room off the lobby at the Hotel Metropole?
(a) The Boyarsky.
(b) The Piazza.
(c) The Shalyapin.
(d) The Idlehour.

8. At what time does the Count awaken in the beginning of Book 3: "1930"?
(a) 6:30.
(b) 8:30.
(c) 5:30.
(d) 7:30.

9. 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 Steelworkers.
(b) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Coal Miners.
(c) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Railway Workers.
(d) The First Congress of the Moscow Branch of the All-Russian Union of Taxi Drivers.

10. What activity does the narrator describe the Count doing in detail in Book 3: "1930"?
(a) Taking a shower.
(b) Making coffee.
(c) Reading a newspaper.
(d) Shaving.

11. On what date do the Count and Nina sneak into the balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) June 21.
(b) March 12.
(c) June 3.
(d) August 2.

12. Of the ballroom, the narrator says in Book 1: "An Assembly," "Of course, there is now much more canvas than cashmere in the room, more gray than gold. But is the patch on the elbow really that much different from" what?
(a) "The sceptor and the crown?"
(b) "The crown on the head?"
(c) "The epaulette on the shoulder?"
(d) "The suit and tie?"

13. What verb is called into question in the charter by the members of the meeting in the ballroom in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
(a) "Regulate."
(b) "Fascilitate."
(c) "Employ."
(d) "Instigate."

14. By what name does the Count call the one-eyed cat at the Hotel Metropole?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Fyodor.
(c) Kutuzov.
(d) Pavel.

15. Who is the fruit seller that Count Rostov calls out to when he is escorted from the Kremlin onto Red Square in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?
(a) Emile.
(b) Andrey.
(c) Fyodor.
(d) Ilya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the baron that managed the Hotel Metropole when the Count's godfather was involved in a duel?

2. What is the title of the poem that is credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov that opens the novel?

3. On what date does Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador" open?

4. Which of the objects dropped from the ballroom balcony is described as "the Count's personal favorite" in Book 2: "1926: Adieu"?

5. 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"?

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