1. How does Natasha behave at Ilagin's?
(a) She is weary from hunting and falls asleep.
(b) At Ilagin's insistence, she reluctantly sings while he plays guitar.
(c) She loves his playing the guitar and dances for them.
(d) She is unhappy with the rustic nature of Ilagin's house and wants to go home.

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

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

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

5. Nicholas is patrolling the lines. What is running through his mind?
(a) Various disconnected thoughts as he struggles not to fall asleep.
(b) He is terrified that he may be shot and wishes he had not been given this duty.
(c) He is excited about the prospect of being in combat and perhaps distinguishing himself for the Tsar.
(d) He is in a foul temper as he is cold, hungry, and is missing the comforts of home.