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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 is the Count planning on meeting with Mishka in the beginning of Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
2. On what date does Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary" begin?
3. On what date do the Count and Nina sneak into the balcony in Book 1: "An Assembly"?
4. What color is the smoking jacket that the Count wears to celebrate his anniversary of confinement at the Hotel Metropole in Book 2: "1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary"?
5. In what room of the hotel has the Count met with Anna in Book 3: "An Afternoon Assignation"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the lieutenant described in the Count's story in Book 2: “1926: Adieu”?
2. How has the Count's position within the Metropol changed with the opening of Book 3?
3. How is Nina described when the Count first befriends her?
4. How does the narrative style change in Book 2: “1926: Adieu”?
5. How would you describe the narrative style of A Gentleman in Moscow?
6. What does the Count discover when he is alone in Mr. Halecki's office in Book 1: “An Assembly”?
7. What is the Count's sentence that is decreed in the opening of the novel? What crime did the Count commit?
8. Who does the Count encounter on the Metropol roof in Book 2: “1923: An Actress, an Apparition, an Apiary”? What is their exchange like?
9. How is the Piazza described? Where is it located?
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 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
Discuss the Count's relationship with the staff members of the Boyarsky. When does the Count begin working at the restaurant? How would you characterize his relationships with the cook and maitre d? How does he feel about the management?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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