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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bagration write to Arakcheev?
(a) He wants to change the chain of command so that he is not subordinate to Barclay.
(b) He is apprising him of what is going on in the campaign.
(c) He requests that Arakcheev moves him from under Barclay de Tollys' command even if he is only to command a regiment.
(d) He wants Arakcheev to appoint a minister other than Barclay de Tolly.

2. Who is in the force which comes and liberates Pierre?
(a) Denisov.
(b) Petya.
(c) Dolokhov.
(d) All of the above.

3. Natasha receives a letter. What does it say and who is it from?
(a) It is from Anatole declaring his love for her and saying that he has two choices: to be loved by her or to die.
(b) It is from Anatole asking if Natasha will meet him secretly later in the evening.
(c) It is from Prince Andrew saying that he is about to return to Russia, and he has decided to marry her as soon as he returns.
(d) It is from Pierre warning her not to trust Anatole.

4. Who does the countess first begin to talk to just before she begins to weep after Petya's death?
(a) Natasha.
(b) Petya.
(c) The count.
(d) Mary.

5. How is Pierre feeling the first few days he is in Moscow before the French arrive?
(a) He is agitated and excited almost to the point of insanity.
(b) He is curious and wants to see what will happen.
(c) He is worried about the preservation of his servants.
(d) He admires Napoleon a great deal and wants to see what the great man will do.

6. Who does Andrew see in the hospital tent who is badly injured?
(a) Dolokhov.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Prince Bagration.
(d) Anatole Kuragin.

7. What happens when Natasha goes to the Bolkonski's to visit Mary and the old prince?
(a) Mary meets her and is delighted with how fashionable and charming she is.
(b) Mlle Bourienne greets her but is rude to her knowing that the old prince does not favor the engagement. Mary is very welcoming.
(c) Mary immediately dislikes her, while the prince refuses to see her.
(d) Mlle Bourienne greets her and says regretfully that the prince is indisposed and Mary is not at home.

8. How does Nicholas react to Mary when he arrives at Bogucharovo?
(a) He is embarrassed for intruding on her mourning.
(b) He is too busy to think about her.
(c) He is sorry for her.
(d) He is struck by her eyes and sees this as a romantic situation.

9. Where do the wounded soldiers go when everyone is leaving Moscow before the French arrive?
(a) They ask to rest in the yards of the people leaving Moscow.
(b) They go to a hospital.
(c) They are all leaving Moscow as quickly as they can.
(d) Most go out of the city but a few go into the Rostovs' yard.

10. Why does Tolstoy think Napoleon started the war with Russia?
(a) He could not resist going to Dresden, he puts on a Polish uniform, and he frequently loses his temper.
(b) He wanted to unify Europe and since Russia close by, it became imperative to include it.
(c) He was afraid and angered by Russia allying itself with England.
(d) He was consumed with self-adulation and thought he would make a better nation if Russia is part of it

11. What happens to Mary when she is leaving Bogucharovo for Moscow?
(a) The peasants on the land whom Andrew has freed refuse to let her leave.
(b) Mlle. Bourienne persuades Mary to stay at Bogucharovo but the peasants do not want them there.
(c) The French enter the home and prevent her from leaving.
(d) The peasants on the land riot, destroy her carts and keep her and Mlle. Bourienne confined to the house.

12. What does Kutuzov ask Andrew to do after they speak of the old prince's death?
(a) He wants him to stay with him on the staff.
(b) He wants to send him to act as intermediary with Arakcheev.
(c) He wants him to go to the Tsar to explain to him Kutuzov's plans.
(d) He wants to send him to the frontline of battle.

13. After the battle at Borodino, where does Pierre stay the night?
(a) He goes to one of his nearby estates.
(b) He returns to Moscow that night.
(c) He sleeps in a field.
(d) He sleeps in his carriage.

14. Who assists Anatole in his abduction of Natasha?
(a) Helene.
(b) Dolokhov.
(c) No one.
(d) Dolokhov and Helene.

15. Who is the first to see the French at Ostrovna?
(a) The regimental doctor.
(b) None of these.
(c) Ilyin
(d) Nicholas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary notice when she and Natasha meet with Pierre?

2. What happens to Kutuzov after he sees the Tsar at Vilna?

3. Shortly after Natasha's recovery from her illness, why does Pierre decide not to visit with the Rostovs anymore?

4. How has Natasha changed since becoming ill?

5. What does Kutuzov say to his troops at the end of his speech before the battle of Krasnoe?

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