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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time is the Count crossing the lobby to the Boyarsky when Nina signals to him from behind a potted plant in Book 1: "Around and About"?
(a) 6:00.
(b) 8:00.
(c) 5:00.
(d) 7:00.

2. What is Anna Urbanova's profession?
(a) She is an actress.
(b) She is a dancer.
(c) She is a pianist.
(d) She is a singer.

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?
(a) Marx.
(b) Gorky.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Hitler.

4. What is the title of the poem that is credited to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov that opens the novel?
(a) "The Round Table."
(b) "The Battle Station."
(c) "Dancing."
(d) "Where Is It Now?"

5. In what province does the Count tell Anna he spent a good part of his youth in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
(a) Zabaykalsky Krai.
(b) Irkutsk Oblast.
(c) Primosky Krai.
(d) Nizhny Novgorod.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is the author of the book of essays that the Count is reading in the beginning of Book 1: "An Appointment"?

3. Who is the florist at the Hotel Metropol?

4. On what date do the Count and Nina sneak into the balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?

5. Where does Anna take a train in the beginning of Book 2: "Addendum"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Count visit Marina's work room in Book 1: “An Assembly”?

2. What are Emile and Andrey's positions at the Metropol?

3. Where is Nina going in Book 3: “Arachne's Art”? Why?

4. How are the Count's quarters described at the hotel?

5. How is the Piazza described? Where is it located?

6. What does the Count do with Anna's blouse before leaving her suite in Book 2: “1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary”? Why?

7. Who does the Count encounter on the Metropol roof in Book 2: “1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary”? What is their exchange like?

8. How would you describe the narrative style of A Gentleman in Moscow?

9. How does the narrator describe Anna's mindset in Book 2: "Addendum"?

10. What does the Count assert about etiquette in Book 1: “Anyway…”?

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