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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Andrew hear and see shortly after the first shot before the action at Schon Grabern?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Boris Drubetskoy.
(d) Captain Tushin.

2. Who does Dolokhov propose to?
(a) Sonya.
(b) Helene Bezukhova.
(c) Natasha.
(d) Vera.

3. Why does Kutuzov request Andrew to work with him?
(a) He wants to keep an eye on him.
(b) He knew Andrew's father and knows Andrew to be a good soldier.
(c) He needs an adjutant.
(d) He wants Andrew to keep command of the troops as he (Kutuzov) is elderly.

4. Prince Vasili in the beginning of Part 3 is described as...
(a) A kindly man who is manipulated by his family.
(b) A man who plans carefully without regard for the well being of others.
(c) A man who bears no one any ill will but acts in his own interest when opportunity presents itself.
(d) A scheming man who acts with deliberate premeditation.

5. Dolokhov has been demoted and his superior officers have taken note of his outspokenness. How does the Schon Grabern battle go for him?
(a) He turns cowardly and hides in some bushes.
(b) He is killed.
(c) He is badly wounded and unable to continue fighting.
(d) His regiment wins their skirmish with the French.

6. Andrew has been taken prisoner by the French. What do they do with him?
(a) Napoleon sees him, remembers his carrying the Russian standard, and sends him to a hospital.
(b) Napoleon remembers him, admires his courage, and sends him to his own doctor to be tended.
(c) Napoleon remembers him, so they put him on a stretcher, but steal his icon.
(d) They put him on the stretcher but then determine that he is dead and so leave him in the field.

7. Princess Mary wishes to speak to Andrew before he leaves about a specific request. What is it?
(a) She asks him to forgive his wife.
(b) She wants him to help her get away from their father.
(c) She wants him to carry an icon around his neck to protect him in battle.
(d) She asks him to accept Mlle. Bourienne as her friend.

8. After his proposal to Vera, Berg comes to visit Count Rostov about Vera's dowry. What does the Count say to him?
(a) He says he is glad Berg is direct and offers him 80,000 rubles in ready money.
(b) He offers him 30,000 rubles in cash and 50,000 rubles as a note of hand.
(c) He likes Berg being business-like about it and then he offers him 20,000 rubles in ready money and a note for 80,000 rubles.
(d) He brushes off the matter saying he must consult his steward.

9. After leaving the Bolkonski's home, Pierre considers going home or going out with friends. Andrew has advised against his going out with his friends. Why does he not want Pierre to go?
(a) He likes to control the docile Pierre.
(b) It is after one o'clock in the morning.
(c) Andrew knows they will drink too much and associate with badly behaved women.
(d) He is jealous of Pierre's friends and their fun.

10. How does Prince Bolkonsky react to Prince Vasili and Anatole's visit?
(a) He basically ignores them as they have interfered with his strict routine.
(b) He is jealous of the attention they pay to his daughter and daughter-in-law.
(c) He does not want Prince Vasili or Anatole there.
(d) He is delighted to see them and pleased to see what a brilliant young man Anatole is.

11. Why does Anna Mikhaylovna want to take Boris to visit Pierre's father, Count Bezuhov?
(a) She wants to ask Pierre's father to lend her money.
(b) She hopes that Pierre's father is well enough to acknowledge Boris if only in his Will.
(c) She wants Boris personally to thank Prince Vasili, a close relative of Pierre's father, who is also there to see the Count.
(d) She wants Boris to meet the Count.

12. After the affair of the stolen money, why is Nicholas ordered to apologize to his regiment?
(a) He is being used as an example for other troublemakers.
(b) His accusing a fellow officer of theft could disgrace his regiment.
(c) He's been caught with the money.
(d) His commanding officer wants to humble him as he thinks he's too proud.

13. Nicholas encounters the Princes Bagration and Dolgorukov. What is their conversation?
(a) He asks if they have seen any movement of the French and they ignore him.
(b) He asks if he may be attached to the first squadron and they ask if he is Count Ilya Rostov's son.
(c) He asks if he may go to the front and they deny his request saying that he is needed in reserve.
(d) He asks if they have seen any sign of the fog clearing, and they reply that it should clear in the morning.

14. What does Hippolyte talk about at Anna Pavlovna's soiree?
(a) He says, "Le Roi de Prusse!", laughs, and repeats himself; it is a joke but a pretty poor one.
(b) He argues with Boris about the brilliance of Napoleon.
(c) He wittily discusses the action at Austerlitz.
(d) He says nothing as he is painfully shy.

15. Princess Mary has her hair done in a different style for the guests. How does her father react to her?
(a) He tells her that it is quite becoming.
(b) He gets angry with her and tells her to leave his sight.
(c) He pays no attention to it as he is not interested in such "feminine" things.
(d) He tells her in front of them that he does not approve of it and never to do it again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nicholas do after it is discovered that Denisov's money has been stolen?

2. Pierre goes to visit Prince Andrew at Bogucharovo. How does Andrew appear to him?

3. Who joins Nicholas for the wolf hunt?

4. What happens to Nicholas during the battle at Schon Grabern?

5. With great enthusiasm, Pierre has become a Freemason. What does he write in his diary regarding his pursuit of a more pure life?

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