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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Natasha enjoys going into her mother's room at bedtime to talk with her. What do they talk about?
(a) They talk about Pierre and Boris and how Boris would be a good match for Natasha.
(b) They talk about Boris, marriage, and the fact that Boris would not be a good match for Natasha.
(c) Natasha want to marry Boris but the countess is wants to se if he's serious.
(d) Natasha compares people with colors and things and the countess tells her to go to bed.

2. Why does Anna Mikhaylovna insist on taking Pierre to visit his father just before he dies?
(a) She wants to meet Prince Vasili and ingratiate herself to him again.
(b) She is an interfering woman.
(c) She is bored at the Rostovs' dinner.
(d) She wants to be sure that Pierre is his father's sole heir, and if she helps him, he will help Boris.

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

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

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

6. What is Prince Vasili hoping to achieve by helping Pierre with his duties?
(a) He wants to elevate himself and his family in Russian society.
(b) He wants Pierre to marry his daughter, Helene.
(c) He hopes Pierre will look upon him as his father and give him money to pay his debts.
(d) He is merely doing what he thinks is the right thing; he hopes for nothing.

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

8. Who is Anna Pavlovna's guest of honor at her soiree in Part 5?
(a) Helene.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Boris Drubetskoy.
(d) Hippolyte Kuragin.

9. General Kutuzov does not want his troops to present themselves to the Austrian general in their great coats. Why?
(a) He wants the general to see that they are cold.
(b) He wants the general to see how worn out their boots are from marching so far.
(c) He wants to impress on the general how unprepared they are for war.
(d) He wants to insult the general by showing he does not care enough to present his troops in the best condition.

10. What is Maria Dmitrievna's reputation in Russian social circles?
(a) She is known as a woman of wealth and rank.
(b) She is known as a woman of good sense and unadorned speech.
(c) She is known for her horrible temper.
(d) She is known as a former great beauty.

11. How does Maria Dmitrievna respond to Natasha's insolence at the dinner table?
(a) She doesn't hear her.
(b) She tells her she is having carrot ice for dessert and laughs at her.
(c) She severely rebukes her for being so rude.
(d) She tells her to sit down and be quiet.

12. After the duel, Helene goes to speak to Pierre. What does she say?
(a) She was upset that he might have been killed.
(b) Pierre is a fool as she thinks Dolokhov is tiresome.
(c) Pierre is a fool to believe that Dolokhov was her lover, she merely likes his company
(d) She is angry that she will have to hold her head despite being embarrassed.

13. Nicholas is patrolling the lines. What is running through his mind?
(a) He is in a foul temper as he is cold, hungry, and is missing the comforts of home.
(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) Various disconnected thoughts as he struggles not to fall asleep.

14. Andrew receives a letter from Bilibin. How does he react to it?
(a) He throws it away without opening it.
(b) He thinks Bilibin is a fool and that his cavalier attitude does no one any good.
(c) He throws it away after finishing it.
(d) He is distracted from what is bothering him at home.

15. Boris goes to visit the Rostovs. What does he think of Natasha?
(a) He sees her as a bit more grown up but he only visits out of gratitude to the Rostovs.
(b) He is not interested in her because she is not witty enough.
(c) He is struck by how pretty she is and wants to propose.
(d) He is struck by how pretty she is but she would not be a good match.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nicholas goes to visit Boris. How does the visit go for him?

2. How does Pierre approach the duel with Dolokhov?

3. How does Andrew react when he sees Lise after the birth of their son?

4. Why does Nicholas need to whisper to his wolf hound?

5. Nicholas goes to Tilsit to request a pardon for Denisov. To whom does he initially appeal and how is he received?

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