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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 11, Chapters 25-29 | Part 11, Chapters 30-34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Helene's mother react to her attempt to get divorced?
(a) She is happy for her.
(b) She is furious as she has wanted to do the same.
(c) She is unhappy but hopes Pierre will give her a lot of money.
(d) She is upset at first but later determines that Helene is right.

2. The Tsar goes to Olmutz to review the troops. How does Nicholas react when he sees him?
(a) He is unhappy that the Tsar has involved Russia in this war which does not concern them.
(b) He is struck by how young the Tsar is and wonders if he is up to his position.
(c) He is in awe of him and feels he would do anything for him.
(d) He is happy to see him but is fearful about the coming action.

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

4. 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 line of stakes set in the ground behind which artillery is positioned.
(c) A portion of a fence.
(d) A border between one army and another.

5. Who does Alpatych meet when he goes to Smolensk?
(a) Nicholas.
(b) Prince Bagration.
(c) Prince Andrew.
(d) Murat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tolstoy refer to as Andrew's hero after the battle at Schon Grabern?

2. How is Pierre feeling the first few days he is in Moscow before the French arrive?

3. Who pays special attention to Natasha at the opera with Maria Dmitrievna?

4. Where does Pierre go the day after his duel?

5. Who are Princess Mary's "God's Folk"?

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