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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 15, Chapters 1-8 | Part 15, Chapters 9-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pierre do when he goes out into the streets of Moscow to find Napoleon?
(a) He gets into a dispute with some looting soldiers and is taken prisoner.
(b) He gets into a fight with several looters.
(c) He rescues a small child and then a young woman.
(d) He attacks some French soldiers with his dagger.

2. What does Count Rostov say to Petya when he says he wants to join the army?
(a) He is sympathetic with his son's patriotism and goes to get a posting for him.
(b) He begs him not to speak of it with the Countess as she will be very upset.
(c) He is embarrassed that this should cme up when they have dinner guests and flatly refuses to help him.
(d) He says that Petya is so young, his mother's milk is not yet dry on his lips.

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

4. What brings about the change in Andrew in Yaroslavl?
(a) He gives up on the unpleasant struggle to live as his life has been so painful.
(b) His wound is not improving and infection has set in. He is frequently delirious.
(c) He dreams of trying to close a door on death and fails. He no longer fears death.
(d) He has gangrene and it weakens him so much that he cannot fight it any longer.

5. Nicholas brings his friend Denisov with him and excitedly speaks as they approach. What is Denisov's reaction?
(a) He says, "Yes, I am happy for you but I shall just be happy to get out of the cold, my dear fellow."
(b) He can't hear anything Nicholas says because of the wind.
(c) He is very excited to be meeting the family of his good friend.
(d) He is asleep because he's had a lot of wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who assists Anatole in his abduction of Natasha?

2. How does Natashsa physically and emotionally react to her mother's grief over Petya?

3. Nicholas encounters the Princes Bagration and Dolgorukov. What is their conversation?

4. Why does Tolstoy think Napoleon started the war with Russia?

5. Pierre receives two letters, one from Helene and another form his mother-in-law begging for Helene to come to live with him again. What is his response?

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