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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. By what name does the Count call the one-eyed cat at the Hotel Metropole?

2. Who is the afternoon doorman that the Count winks at when he arrives at the Hotel Metropol in Book 1: "1922: An Ambassador"?

3. On what day of the week does the Count go for his weekly trim at the hotel barber?

4. Who is the handyman that the Count occasionally shares cups of coffee with on the roof of the Hotel Metropole?

5. How old is Nina when she befriends the Count?

Short Essay Questions

1. What experiments is Nina conducting when the Count encounters her in Book 2: “1926: Adieu”?

2. How has the Count's position within the Metropol changed with the opening of Book 3?

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

4. How is the Count's first encounter with the actress described in Book 2: “1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary”?

5. How is Nina described when the Count first befriends her?

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

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

8. How is the Count's clock described in the narrative? Where was it obtained?

9. What are the Count's impressions of the Bishop when he first encounters him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the plot structure of A Gentleman in Moscow. Where in the novel do the following occur: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement? What are the main conflicts faced by the protagonist? How would you describe the novel's ending?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the political changes in Russia between 1922 and 1930. How are these changes demonstrated in A Gentleman in Moscow? How do these changes impact the characters in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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"?

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