1. How does Nicholas handle his family's financial problems?
(a) He gets upset with his father for mismanaging their estates.
(b) Though he comes home to offer support, he is unable to do anything.
(c) He gets upset with his mother for begging him to come back to help when he knows nothing about such things.
(d) He goes to speak to the steward, gets very angry, and kicks him out the door.

2. Nicholas is patrolling the picket lines. What is a picket?
(a) A portion of a fence.
(b) A line of stakes set in the ground behind which artillery is positioned.
(c) Soldiers set apart from a main army to guard them from surprise attack.
(d) A border between one army and another.

3. Who is Ilagin?
(a) A distant relative and neighbor of the Rostov's at Otradnoe.
(b) The Rostovs' steward who works at Otradnoe.
(c) A close family friend of the Rostov's who has a neighboring estate near Otradnoe.
(d) The Rostovs' uncle who lives near Otradnoe.

4. Nicholas is told to give a message to the Tsar. What happens after that?
(a) He hears that the Tsar has been killed so he goes to deliver it to Kutuzov.
(b) He goes to deliver it, hears the Tsar has been killed, and rides back to find his squadron.
(c) He delivers it to the Tsar who recognizes him and asks Nicholas what the state of battle is.
(d) He goes to deliver it , hears the Tsar has been wounded, but later finds him alone in the middle of a field unhurt.

5. What sort of man is Rostopchin?
(a) He is a dutiful servant of the Tsar's.
(b) He is a very cruel man who has no regard for anyone.
(c) He is a man who means well and is generally kind.
(d) He is a bit brutal with a close eye on how people perceive his actions.